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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.

VAZ018-282015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          85           60           82           
Min/Max RH %          52           98           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          12 PM                                  
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5180                      4590         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  5                     SE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    25900                     41310        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          34 Fair      2 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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