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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

VAZ018-160815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           30           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           20           40           
Min/Max Temp          67           88           68           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          61           91           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         W  5 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         W  4 G19     W  6 G18     
Precip Amount         0.07         0.15         0.02         0.04         
Precip Duration       2            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   6 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   4 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5390                      5060         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 91630                     75900        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      46 Gen Good  69 Good      76 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  105 Very Good7 Poor       81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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