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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Shower and storm chances diminish tonight into Monday,
but there will still be some around. Better chance of
wetting showers comes with a front Tuesday into Wednesday.
VAZ018-200815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 40 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 40 50
Min/Max Temp 62 82 65 88
Max/Min RH % 99 64 99 61
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 6 G17
Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.16
Precip Duration 1 2 6
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3730 3770
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 6 SW 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 22380 75400
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 63 Good 15 Gen Poor 13 Gen Poor 69 Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 27 Fair 3 Very Poor 75 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 10 8 8
Max LVORI Late 9 3 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.