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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

VAZ018-042130-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           58           76           
Min/Max RH %          66           99           68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         S  4 G21     S  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         S  3 G19     SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.17         0.01         
Precip Duration                    7            0            
Precip Begin                       7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3610                      3470         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 20                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    72200                     34700        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         47 Gen Good  7 Poor       25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          58 Gen Good  10 Poor      46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 51 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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