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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Much of the area received 1 to 4 inches of rainfall today.
Scattered showers are possible this afternoon into evening 
then become more confined to the western mountains overnight.
We dry out Monday into Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ019-120815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          58           74           49           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          70           100          57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  9 G28    NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G27     NW  7 G23    Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.14         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            2 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3160                      4550         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 18                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56880                     59150        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  80 Good      14 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  81 Good      2 Very Poor  71 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           8            10           9            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 65 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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