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
231 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front looks to pass through the area today, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms to much of the area. 
With these showers and thunderstorms remaining scattered in 
nature, widespread rainfall totals look to remain meager across
the area. Depending on how much rainfall occurs across the area
today may determine future fire weather concerns for later in the 
week. Behind the front, gusty northwest winds are anticipated,
and dry weather looks to funnel into the region on Friday 
with minimum RH values dropping into the 20-35% range areawide. 
By Saturday, southerly/southwesterly flow returns, and minimum
RH values look to rebound into the 30-40% range through the weekend. 
RH values this high should tamper any fire weather concerns 
through the weekend; however, the lower end range of 20% on Friday 
may lead to some localized concerns for where rainfall is sparse 
in todays shower and thunderstorm activity. Overall, fire weather 
concerns remain low for much of the area at this time, but should
continue to be monitored. 

Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.




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VAZ019-132045-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
231 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          72           41           60           
Min/Max RH %          53           93           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3 G18    W  4 G20     NW  7 G29    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6 G19    NW  4 G21    NW  9 G24    
Precip Amount         0.06         0.09         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            2                         
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5250                      5120         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 21                     NW 25        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    110250                    128000       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  93 Good      
Max ADI Late          88 Good      7 Poor       103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

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