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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cool northeasterly flow amidst cloudy skies with periods of 
rain will keep conditions damp through tonight and Sunday. By 
Monday, high pressure should arrive to bring dry weather for 
the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting rain may not 
come until the following week, which will only worsen the 
ongoing drought across the Piedmont.

VAZ018-040815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           63           53           70           
Max/Min RH %          100          94           100          47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.12         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1410                      4150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 4230                      41500        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  8 Poor       10 Poor      51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            10           9            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            9            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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