Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

News Headlines

Student Opportunities: Fall 2026 Semester

Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Craig County

FNUS51 KRNK 100713
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring widespread 
rainfall to the
area today and rain will continue into Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ018-102015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          61           52           66           
Min/Max RH %          63           100          92           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  4 G23     E  9 G31     E  7 G30     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  7 G29     E  9 G32     SE  3 G17    
Precip Amount         0.12         0.87         0.66         
Precip Duration       3            12           11           
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2310                      2270         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 14                      W 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    32340                     52210        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      23 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          28 Fair      18 Gen Poor  48 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            6            8            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

Radar