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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure builds over the region this week. Light winds 
and moderating temperatures are expected for the remainder 
of this week. The next chance of wetting rain may not arrive 
until Sunday due to a disturbance in the Gulf. Overall, there are 
currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ018-070815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
209 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          43           78           51           79           
Max/Min RH %          96           43           88           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         W  3         W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4430                      5400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  9                      W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 39870                     70200        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  40 Fair      12 Poor      78 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 86 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 77 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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