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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through today.
Showers and thunderstorm chances remain through Sunday.
A frontal passage will bring drier weather and
lower temperatures to the area for early next week, before the 
heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week.
There are no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ018-052100-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
353 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          91           63           78           
Min/Max RH %          41           100          75           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.09         
Precip Duration       1            1            6            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5750                      3050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 22                     NE  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    126500                    9150         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          136 Very Good4 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        1            9            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 54 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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