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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Passage of a warm front this afternoon will trigger widespread 
showers and widely scattered thunderstorms, with more organized 
coverage forecast to occur across the Piedmont. Much of the lower
Mid-Atlantic will receive wetting rainfall, though amounts will 
remain below 0.25" for most. Otherwise, widespread cloud cover 
will help hold afternoon relative humidity above 60 percent area-
wide. Drier weather will arrive on Sunday, and is forecast to 
persist through at least Wednesday.

VAZ018-130815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
159 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          64           86           62           84           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           98           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.18         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       6                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            3 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4550                      5180         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 12                     N 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 54600                     88060        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  39 Fair      53 Gen Good  73 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  96 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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