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
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Moisture increases with low clouds arriving late tonight in 
the mountains and foothills. Wetting rains of 1 to 2 inches 
are likely in the Friday to Saturday night time frame. 
Turning colder behind the front Sunday into early next week.

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NCZ002-090915-
Alleghany NC-
Including the city of Sparta
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          43           56           52           60           
Max/Min RH %          100          86           100          85           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        S  5         SW  3        S  7 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         SW  6        SW  3        SW  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.13         0.53         0.72         
Precip Duration                    4            10           12           
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1300                      2410         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      S 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 10400                     48200        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  7 Poor       4 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  10 Poor      3 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            9            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            8            9            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest
winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs
around 40. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 20 to 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a slight
chance of snow. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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