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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ018-082015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          75           48           76           
Min/Max RH %          33           75           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4920                      4390         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 28                     NW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    137760                    57070        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         73 Good      59 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          141 Very Good4 Very Poor  69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 91 percent.
East winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 76 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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