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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
223 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through the week with a chance of showers 
Wednesday night into Friday.

An expansive area of offshore high pressure will dominate the
weather through mid-week, delivering an unseasonably warm and
spring-like stretch of early November weather. 

Low pressure will move through the Upper Midwest and into the
Great Lakes Region by Thursday, with the accompanying surface
front bringing a chance of rain showers to the area Wednesday
night into Friday. 

Turning cooler this weekend into early next week

VAZ019-032115-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
223 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           45           69           
Min/Max RH %          55           100          66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      SE  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2820                      3600         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 10                      S 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28200                     50400        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          35 Fair      3 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 82 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows
in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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