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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible most afternoons and evenings through Friday. Localized 
heavy rain will be possible. By the holiday weekend, showers and
storms will become more widespread. Otherwise, very hot and humid
conditions will become a huge concern Wednesday through the
weekend. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ018-300815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           90           66           95           
Max/Min RH %          100          56           96           38           
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         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4550                      6680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  2                      NW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 9100                      20040        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      22 Fair      26 Fair      52 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  22 Fair      2 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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