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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Forecast looking wetter today into Monday with frontal boundary
just south of the area and upper disturbance moving across. Wetting
rains are expected over much of the area with showers/few storms. RH
values will stay elevated with cloud cover/rain.

We dry out Tuesday into Thursday with temperatures warming back
above normal. Late next week, potential for more storms Friday
into Saturday but still on the warmer side of normal.

VAZ018-122015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          77           61           74           
Min/Max RH %          81           100          83           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.32         0.30         0.24         
Precip Duration       4            10           5            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2040                      2850         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      E 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    20400                     34200        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          37 Fair      5 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            9            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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