Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
233 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Warmer and dry into Wednesday. A cold front brings some wetting
showers
to mainly the mountains Thursday. A stronger front but mainly dry
one
will pass through Friday with breezy/windy west winds following
it.
Turning colder and drier air will for the weekend.

VAZ019-140815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
233 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           84           62           72           
Max/Min RH %          96           57           100          90           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  5         Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.09         
Precip Duration                                 0            8            
Precip Begin                                    3 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4160                      2250         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 54080                     13500        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  46 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            9            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Much colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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