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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Residual wind gusts will gradually decline today and a warming
trend will persist into Friday. A cold front will pass through
Friday night into Saturday morning and provide another chance
of showers. Significantly colder and drier air will follow the
front. Until then, no additional precipitation is expected
and wildfire concerns remain low.

VAZ019-130815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           81           57           84           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           99           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         W  3         W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4390                      3440         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 18                      W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 79020                     68800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      9 Poor       20 Gen Poor  35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  93 Good      4 Very Poor  81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           9            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 92 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower
40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Breezy, sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum
RH 46 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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