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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today. While
not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely humid airmass 
will continue to remain across the region. While drier air is
expected to move into the region behind the cold front passage
today, the minimum RH values during the afternoon hours will still
remain above 40% areawide. With values this high, there are no
fire weather concerns at this time. Additional chances for 
showers and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

VAZ018-172015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          90           65           85           
Min/Max RH %          52           99           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G20     W  3         NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.10         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4310                      6050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 12                     NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    51720                     48400        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         75 Good      30 Fair      38 Fair      
Max ADI Late          84 Good      2 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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