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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
148 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Temperatures increase to above normal through the
week, and moisture gradually trends higher, though afternoon
mixing will keep minimum RH values in the upper 30s to lower 40s
percent range east of the mountains, and mid 40 to low 50 percent
range west of the Blue Ridge mountains through at least the middle
of the week. An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid
conditions will return for late week and into the weekend;
however, rain chances will remain low at this time, with no
significant upper level feature forecast to bring widespread rain.
Continued dry and hot conditions may increase fire weather
concerns without a substantial wetting rain over the coming weeks.
VAZ018-160830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
148 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 40
Min/Max Temp 56 86 61 88
Max/Min RH % 97 48 90 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4930 5340
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 8 W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 39440 53400
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 10 Poor 11 Poor 9 Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 41 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 7 3 5
Max LVORI Late 7 2 5 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.