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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this
time.
Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.
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VAZ018-130815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 60 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 50 0
Min/Max Temp 48 74 44 62
Max/Min RH % 64 48 85 44
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 SW 5 G21 W 5 G21 NW 9 G29
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 4 G20 SW 6 G19 NW 4 G23 NW 9 G25
Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 11 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5590 5120
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 22 NW 26
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 122980 133120
Dispersion Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 62 Good 65 Good 24 Fair 98 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 96 Good 12 Poor 108 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 3 3 4 4
Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.