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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM 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.

VAZ019-290815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           84           62           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          59           100          49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    0                                      
Precip Begin                       2 PM                                   
Precip End                         5 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4710                      5070         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32970                     35490        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      28 Fair      37 Fair      17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            10           7            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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