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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with 
near to slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be
early November.

VAZ019-262015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
242 AM EDT Mon Oct 26 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          70           37           70           
Min/Max RH %          35           100          42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3060                      3750         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  5                     E  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    15300                     18750        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 54 percent. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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