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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

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. Drier conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday, with
additional chances for showers and storms for the end of the week.

VAZ018-170830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           30           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           30           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          66           86           64           84           
Max/Min RH %          94           58           97           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  5 G21     W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4 G20     NW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.16         0.15         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            6 AM         Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5050                      5860         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 14                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 70700                     70320        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  67 Good      47 Gen Good  39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      77 Good      3 Very Poor  75 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 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 showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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