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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
252 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread wetting rain will occur today with the passage of a
cold front. 

A cooler and drier airmass will return to the region,
with near seasonal temperatures forecast through much of next week. 
Minimum RH values will drop into the 20-30% range each day next 
week starting on Monday, with gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday
up to 20mph forecast. Southerly winds
return to the area Thursday and Friday, which will also return some 
moisture back into the region subsequently increasing minimum RH values 
areawide, which should help mitigate some fire weather concerns by the 
end of the week. 


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VAZ019-052030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
252 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          65           34           62           
Min/Max RH %          47           77           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G23     NW  8 G26    W  5 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G23     NW  7 G26    W  7 G22     
Precip Amount         0.23         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       5                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            12 PM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4170                      7160         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 24                      W 26         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    100080                    186160       
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      102 Very Good66 Good      
Max ADI Late          100 Good     16 Gen Poor  198 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 24 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 29 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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