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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Deeper moisture continues to rise over cooler northeasterly air
hugging the surface through tonight and into tomorrow. This will
mean scattered showers and drizzle, with just a low chance for a
thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. Confidence in widespread wetting
rain is low to moderate through Saturday, and rainfall totals are
also expected to be low. Minimum relative humidity values drop to
50 to 60 percent by tomorrow and Monday afternoons areawide as
drier air filters in.
VAZ018-250815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
244 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Rain Showers None None
Chance Precip (%) 80 30 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 58 79 57 85
Max/Min RH % 100 72 100 51
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.11 0.05 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 5 2
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 5 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2960 5620
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 1 NW 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2960 33720
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 8 Poor 2 Very Poor 47 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 11 Poor 2 Very Poor 49 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 10 8 8
Max LVORI Late 9 6 8 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 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 mid 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.