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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Shower and thunderstorm chances look to remain isolated today;
however, more widespread chances look to return by Friday, and
continue through the weekend and into the early portion of next
week. These daily chances of showers and thunderstorms in addition
to a moist airmass remaining over the region should keep any fire 
weather concerns to a minimum. Upper level ridging is expected to
nudge east by the weekend which may increase temperatures across 
the area by the late weekend and into early next week; however, 
these above average temperatures look to remain brief, with near 
normal to slightly above normal temperatures returning by the
middle of next week. Overall, there are no fire weather concerns
at this time.

VAZ018-132015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
312 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            20           
Max/Min Temp          89           66           88           
Min/Max RH %          56           96           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.13         
Precip Duration       1            0            3            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4650                      4140         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    65100                     57960        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      57 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          85 Good      2 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            8            3            

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 upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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