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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Colder temperatures and blustery winds expected today.

Anticipate cooler than normal temperatures into Wednesday.
 
A warming trend starts Thursday with more favorable weather for 
prescribed burns by the end of the week.

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VAZ018-172015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
245 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Flurries     None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     10           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          37           16           43           
Min/Max RH %          29           63           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  9 G29     NW  6 G25    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 11 G27     Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            5 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6380                      5260         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 25                      SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    159500                    63120        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         82 Good      103 Very Good22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          84 Good      6 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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