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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Fairly dry for the next few days. Could see isolated
showers in the mountains Monday afternoon.
High confidence in a wetting rain arriving with a front Wednesday, 
and precipitation lasting into Thursday.


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VAZ019-040815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
221 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           74           48           79           
Max/Min RH %          70           39           84           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3 G18    SW  4 G17    SW  4 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6 G19    SW  3        SW  8 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1                                      
Precip Begin                       2 PM                                   
Precip End                         6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6050                      7930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 20                     S 30         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 121000                    237900       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         73 Good      69 Good      95 Good      93 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  85 Good      4 Very Poor  199 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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