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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast through this 
evening. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. While 
drier air is expected to move into the region behind the cold 
front passage tomorrow morning, the minimum RH values during the 
afternoon hours Tuesday and Wednesday will still remain above 40
percent for almost the entire area. Additional chances for showers
and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

VAZ019-180815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           85           58           86           
Max/Min RH %          100          56           97           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4480                      5920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  6                     NW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 26880                     76960        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  10 Poor      34 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  32 Fair      2 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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