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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible most afternoons and evenings through Friday. Localized 
heavy rain will be possible. By the holiday weekend, showers and
storms will become more widespread. Otherwise, very hot and humid
conditions will become a huge concern Wednesday through the
weekend. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ019-300815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           89           66           95           
Max/Min RH %          100          59           100          37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4500                      7210         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      NW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 13500                     21630        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      23 Fair      28 Fair      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  24 Fair      2 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 33 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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