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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
223 PM EDT Wed May 28 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Pattern becomes drier into Thursday with less coverage of
wetting rain. A front arrives Friday with a better chance
of showers and storms. We dry out through the weekend into
next week, while temperatures warm to at or above
normal by Tuesday.

NCZ002-290815-
Alleghany NC-
Including the city of Sparta
223 PM EDT Wed May 28 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           30           30           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            30           30           20           
Min/Max Temp          56           74           56           69           
Max/Min RH %          100          60           100          76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         Lgt/Var      W  3         SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      W  8 G17     
Precip Amount         0.02         0.04         0.01         0.32         
Precip Duration       1            2            1            10           
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4210                      3020         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      SW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 58940                     60400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  9 Poor       36 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            10           6            8            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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