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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
827 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers this morning will be scattered across the Piedmont.

Cooler and drier weather should arrive this afternoon in the wake
of a second cold front. Passage of this front will bring a 
transition to cooler brisk conditions for the weekend. 

High pressure is expected to dominate next week with moderating 
temperatures and little or no threat for precipitation until
late in the week.

VAZ018-062115-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
827 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          69           35           57           
Min/Max RH %          49           91           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         NW  6 G22    NW  8 G27    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        NW  7 G24    NW  8 G22    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5130                      3470         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 17                     NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87210                     58990        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  12 Poor      61 Good      
Max ADI Late          98 Good      9 Poor       63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
41 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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