Fire Weather Forecast - Craig County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
117 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Daytime highs will again climb into the 70s and 80s on Saturday, 
which is general is nearly 15-20 degrees above normal for the 
region for daytime temperatures. Dewpoints will also remain in 
the 50s-60s across the area on Saturday ahead of the approaching
cold front. This will lead to increased instability across the 
region during the afternoon hours, and increased minimum RH values
in the 40-50% range through the afternoon hours. Chances for showers and 
thunderstorms has increased across mountain locations during the
afternoon and evening hours as a pre-frontal trough pushes through
the region ahead of the aforementioned cold front. These showers 
and thunderstorms may lead to gusty and erratic winds in and around
their vicinity. 

With the passage of the cold front late Saturday night into Sunday
morning, a cooler and drier airmass will return to the region, with 
near seasonal temperatures forecast through much of next week. 
Minimum RH values will drop into the 20-30% range each day next 
week starting on Monday, with gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday up to
20mph forecast. With gusty winds and low RH values, a few days towards 
the early/middle of next week may have some increased fire weather concerns. 
More relaxed winds return Wednesday and Thursday leading to more favorable
burning conditions. No rain is expected after the passage of the cold 
front Saturday night into Sunday for the foreseeable future. 


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VAZ018-040830-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
117 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          57           82           54           67           
Max/Min RH %          85           41           97           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      S  5 G22     W  6 G24     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6 G20     SW  5 G23    W  7 G23     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.20         0.35         
Precip Duration                    3            6            8            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5900                      4690         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 53100                     93800        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      27 Fair      44 Gen Good  36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  76 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 28 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 29 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 31 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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