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FNUS51 KRNK 281823 FWFRNK 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.