Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday as 
a cold front slowly sinks south through the region. There will
continue to be quite a bit of lightning through Thursday. A drier
air mass tries to build into SE WV and parts of central VA 
Thursday, while moist air remains elsewhere. Additional chances 
for wetting rain are expected in these more humid locations 
Thursday and Friday. More widespread showers and storms are 
forecast for the weekend. Overall, there are only low fire 
weather concerns at this time given the wetting rains expected.

VAZ018-220815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     90           30           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           30           30           0            
Min/Max Temp          65           84           59           77           
Max/Min RH %          100          60           94           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G23     W  4         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G23     W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.51         0.10         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       8            2            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4900                      3630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      S  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 78400                     3630         
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  39 Fair      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       68 Good      4 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 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 upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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