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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
252 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will keep dry conditions over the area through
next week, with seasonable temperatures forecast each day 
during this period. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ018-202015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
252 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           41           70           
Min/Max RH %          24           88           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3180                      3990         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 10                      N  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    31800                     35910        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      7 Poor       14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          41 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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