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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rains are likely today mainly along and south of a Bluefield
to Lynchburg line. Showers/few storms could bring torrential downpours.

Surface front tracks further south by Tuesday as high pressure
works in from the north. Increasing temperatures and dry weather
is expected for the rest of the after today.

VAZ018-132015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
143 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           59           86           
Min/Max RH %          68           98           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.16         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       6                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3260                      5130         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE 14                     E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45640                     35910        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      37 Fair      30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          59 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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