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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A drier airmass will remain across the region through Tuesday 
with min RH values falling below 50 percent for both Monday and 
Tuesday. Northwest winds 5 to 10 MPH are expected today. Overall, 
fire weather concerns look to remain low given recent rainfall 
across the region.

VAZ019-242030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
231 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           49           84           
Min/Max RH %          39           98           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5920                      6740         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    76960                     33700        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      54 Gen Good  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          89 Good      2 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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