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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected through
the weekend 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.
Greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is likely for the
weekend with the passage of a cold front. Somewhat drier
conditions follow the frontal passage for the beginning of next
week. After that, thing warm back up for the end of the week with
a return to at or above normal temperatures.
VAZ018-102015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 70 50 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 20 50
Max/Min Temp 82 64 85
Min/Max RH % 66 99 63
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 W 5 W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 W 3 NW 4
Precip Amount 0.09 0.06 0.04
Precip Duration 3 2 2
Precip Begin 9 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4060 3960
Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 NW 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 81200 63360
Dispersion Poor
Max ADI Early 51 Gen Good 39 Fair 18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 74 Good 6 Very Poor 58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 5 6
Max LVORI Late 3 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 69 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.