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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

VAZ018-152015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
Max/Min Temp          87           67           89           
Min/Max RH %          64           99           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.12         0.29         
Precip Duration       1            1            2            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4690                      7160         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  9                     W 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    42210                     164680       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          48 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  176 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            8            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.

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

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