Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
315 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.DISCUSSION...

A weak, mainly dry, cold front will cross the area late tonight. 
Winds will shift to the northwest behind the front and will be 
gusty at times Thursday. Humidity minimums are expected to 
dip into the 20 to 30 percent range during the afternoon. 

Another, much stronger front will cross our area Friday bringing
some showers and storms, followed by cooler weather for the weekend.

NCZ002-180830-
Alleghany NC-
Including the city of Sparta
315 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            70           
Min/Max Temp          54           77           53           72           
Max/Min RH %          83           30           66           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  8 G21    NW  8 G17    NW  3        SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G18     NW  7        S  3         SW  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.11         
Precip Duration       0                                      4            
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   6 AM         
Precip End            8 PM                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6240                      4430         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 93600                     62020        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         51 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      109 Very Good2 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1            
LAL                   2            1            1            3            
Haines Index          4            5            5            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 55 percent. East winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Above normal temperatures and near normal rainfall.