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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Much of the area received 1 to 4 inches of rainfall today.
Scattered showers are possible this afternoon into evening 
then become more confined to the western mountains overnight.
We dry out Monday into Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ018-120815-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          58           74           52           83           
Max/Min RH %          100          68           100          52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3 G19     NW 10 G31    NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8 G30    NW  8 G24    Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            5 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2730                      4810         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 25                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68250                     62530        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       79 Good      24 Fair      8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          21 Fair      80 Good      3 Very Poor  72 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           5            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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