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
229 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather will continue for one more day on Monday as high
pressure continues to remain over the region. An approaching cold
front will push into the region early Tuesday morning, with
0.10"-0.25" of new precipitation forecast. While this amount
likely won't lead to significant wetting of fuels, it should wet
fine fuels enough to prevent any major fire weather concerns in
the immediate future. By Wednesday, another more potent surface
low looks to push north of the region. This looks to bring more
widespread rainfall to the region, with upwards of 0.5"-0.75" of
new rainfall for the region. If this precipitation occurs, ground
fuels will likely become more impervious to the spread of fire as
this rainfall will likely be able to reach forest sublayers
compared to Tuesdays rainfall. 

Overall, with increased rain chances and elevated RH values this 
week, the threat for fire weather concerns has diminished across 
the area; however, if a long spell of dry weather occurs across 
the area, these concerns could return. 


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VAZ019-280815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
229 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           40           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            50           
Min/Max Temp          42           66           50           68           
Max/Min RH %          91           62           100          76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        S  3         Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.02         0.40         
Precip Duration                    4            2            10           
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3180                      2170         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W 26         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28620                     56420        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  21 Fair      8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  32 Fair      2 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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