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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
127 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should build across the Appalachian Mountains later 
this evening and keep conditions dry throughout the rest of this 
week. A northwest breeze may gust up to 20 mph this afternoon, 
but it should dissipate overnight. Light winds and moderating 
temperatures are expected for the remainder of this week. The next 
chance of wetting rain may not arrive until Sunday and beyond due 
to a disturbance in the Gulf.

VAZ018-060815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
127 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           69           42           77           
Max/Min RH %          85           49           97           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3550                      4140         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  1                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 3550                      41400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      16 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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