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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure builds over the region this week. Light winds 
and moderating temperatures are expected for the remainder 
of this week. The next chance of wetting rain may not arrive 
until Sunday due to a disturbance in the Gulf.

VAZ019-062030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           41           77           
Min/Max RH %          46           100          41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3630                      4930         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  2                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    7260                      39440        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      7 Poor       14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          14 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 79 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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