Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
306 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

.DISCUSSION... 
Widespread wetting rainfall occurring on Saturday will help keep 
fire weather concerns low through the week. For today, A fast-
moving upper level disturbance will pass across the lower 
Mid-Atlantic, resulting in strong northwest winds and upslope 
snow showers that will impact the mountains the most. Dry weather 
under mostly clear skies and reduced wind speeds will arrive for 
Monday through Wednesday, followed by the potential for mountain 
snow on Thursday.


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VAZ019-112130-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
306 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Snow         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          38           21           44           
Min/Max RH %          50           87           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  9 G27     NW 12 G31    W  5 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 14 G30     W  8 G23     W  5         
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          9 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5970                      3180         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 36                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    214920                    50880        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         93 Good      50 Gen Good  34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          119 Very Good21 Fair      53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain, snow likely and a slight chance
of freezing rain. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
30s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows around 18.
Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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