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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50 
percent or above areawide.

A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.

VAZ018-212015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           
Max/Min Temp          81           62           83           
Min/Max RH %          67           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.13         0.20         0.08         
Precip Duration       1            6            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3400                      6140         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  6                      W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    20400                     30700        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  12 Poor      18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          23 Fair      3 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms
and a slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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