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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
315 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet, and mostly dry weather is expected into late week. A dry
airmass is expected to remain in place through much of the week;
however, a gradual increase in dewpoints through the middle of 
the week is expected. Wetting rain chances will likely not return
until this coming weekend with the passage of a cold front.

VAZ019-282015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
315 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           50           77           
Min/Max RH %          54           100          46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4330                      5730         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  9                     S  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    38970                     5730         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      37 Fair      10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          47 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       5            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
33 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Cooler. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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