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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.
VAZ019-282015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 0 0
Max/Min Temp 85 59 83
Min/Max RH % 51 100 59
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NE 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 3
Precip Amount 0.05 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 12 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5670 4770
Transport Wnd (mph) N 5 SE 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 28350 33390
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 12 Poor 13 Gen Poor 37 Fair
Max ADI Late 34 Fair 2 Very Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 8 6 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.