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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
252 AM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Today starts an extended period of dry weather into
next week. In the short term, fire concerns are low. However,
warming temperatures next week, along with RH values into the 
low 40 to mid 30 percent range could allow for favorable burning 
by mid-week.

VAZ018-252015-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
252 AM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          75           41           77           
Min/Max RH %          23           84           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         N  3         NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         Lgt/Var      NW  5 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4370                      5630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 15                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    65550                     112600       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      30 Fair      24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          77 Good      3 Very Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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