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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
141 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Shower chances continue today with the best chance for wetting
rains in the Piedmont Thursday night. 

Cooler and drier weather should arrive later Friday and expect
dry weather to remain into next week.

VAZ019-052115-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
141 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           47           67           
Min/Max RH %          74           100          50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          7 AM                                   
Precip End            5 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2950                      4670         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    38350                     70050        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      3 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          29 Fair      4 Very Poor  78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 51 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 upper 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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