Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ018-080815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           40           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          64           87           65           88           
Max/Min RH %          97           58           97           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM                                   
Precip End            8 PM         6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5120                      6110         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76800                     48880        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  75 Good      48 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  90 Good      3 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

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