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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms this afternoon...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected this afternoon
into tonight. A strong cold front will cross the area 
preceded by gusty surface winds and very warm temperatures.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible 
with damaging winds the main threat.

Winds will be gusting to 20 to 35 mph before the storms.
Wetting rains will occur for most but not everyone, and
some may receive an inch or more if multiple storms move
over. Drying out Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

VAZ018-182030-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          88           62           82           
Min/Max RH %          54           92           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 11 G30     W  8 G21     NW  4 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 11 G28     W  5         NW  7 G20    
Precip Amount         0.06         0.10         0.01         
Precip Duration       1            7            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 AM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5400                      6550         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 33                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    178200                    131000       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         124 Very Good83 Good      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          135 Very Good16 Gen Poor  140 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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