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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
504 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A low pressure system will pass to the south on Saturday but
rainfall chances are low and even those that see any will be
no more than few hundredths of an inch. Dry conditions
will take place for Sunday through early next week when 
another low pressure system could bring a chance of showers and 
thunderstorms. 

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VAZ019-022015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
504 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          59           31           62           
Min/Max RH %          31           86           27           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  5        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7370                      6440         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 14                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    103180                    90160        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         70 Good      113 Very Good97 Good      
Max ADI Late          101 Very Good6 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
29 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Colder.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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