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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Slightly drier air moves in briefly, with MinRH values 
around 30% this afternoon, with temperatures warming into the mid/upper
80s to low 90s. Winds turn to the northwest and become light and variable. 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind flow sets up, 
with gusts of 20+ mph expected. Moisture and temperatures increase 
once again, with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into 
the area. Storms could be severe.

VAZ019-132015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          87           59           88           
Min/Max RH %          31           84           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      W  6 G20     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration                                 3            
Precip Begin                                    10 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6250                      6210         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  6                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    37500                     86940        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      39 Fair      53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          49 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  87 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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