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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm humid conditions expected for the remainder
of the week with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

VAZ018-090815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
253 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           50           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          65           86           64           86           
Max/Min RH %          100          55           99           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         W  4 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         W  3         W  5         
Precip Amount         0.13         0.06         0.03         0.03         
Precip Duration       2            3            0            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            6 AM         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4730                      4290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 70950                     68640        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      57 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  73 Good      5 Very Poor  69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 58 percent. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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