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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring widespread 
rainfall to the
area today and rain will continue into Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ019-102015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          61           52           67           
Min/Max RH %          66           100          93           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  4 G21     E  9 G32     E  7 G28     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  7 G26     E  8 G32     E  4         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.72         0.60         
Precip Duration       3            12           12           
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2260                      1800         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 13                      W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    29380                     30600        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      19 Gen Poor  10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          29 Fair      16 Gen Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
72 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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