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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 AM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A coastal low may bring an opportunity for light rain today  
through Wednesday night. Dry conditions return for the latter half
of the week, with another increase in rain chances over the 
weekend and into early next week.

VAZ019-162015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
200 AM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          69           55           74           
Min/Max RH %          53           91           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5040                      3370         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 18                     N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    90720                     23590        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         67 Good      17 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          72 Good      4 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 36 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.

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

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