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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
335 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A period of drying is expected Monday through Friday.
High pressure will build across the region today and
linger through the week. 

Next chance of wetting rain...Oct 11-12.

NCZ002-052015-
Alleghany NC-
Including the city of Sparta
335 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          69           41           64           
Min/Max RH %          43           95           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  6         N  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  5         N  3         SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3260                      3300         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 15                      S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48900                     9900         
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      30 Fair      15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          60 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 54 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
78 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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