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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week.

After a cool weekend, temperatures will moderate back to near 
normal on Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

VAZ019-190815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          32           69           36           73           
Max/Min RH %          72           28           79           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3320                      3920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  9                     NE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 29880                     54880        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       21 Fair      8 Poor       26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  37 Fair      3 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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