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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow 
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high 
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

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


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VAZ019-130815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           60           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          46           72           41           60           
Max/Min RH %          75           53           93           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  3 G18    W  4 G20     NW  7 G29    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         SW  6 G19    NW  4 G21    NW  9 G24    
Precip Amount         0.00         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            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         55 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  93 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  88 Good      7 Poor       103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            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 near normal.
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