Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms this afternoon...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected this afternoon
into tonight. A strong cold front will cross the area 
preceded by gusty surface winds and very warm temperatures.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible 
with damaging winds the main threat.

Winds will be gusting to 20 to 35 mph before the storms.
Wetting rains will occur for most but not everyone, and
some may receive an inch or more if multiple storms move
over. Drying out Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

VAZ019-182030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          86           62           81           
Min/Max RH %          57           97           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 11 G29    W  8 G21     W  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 12 G29     W  4         NW  8 G20    
Precip Amount         0.08         0.09         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            6            1            
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 AM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5010                      6680         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 37                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    185370                    133600       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         92 Good      65 Good      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          111 Very Good11 Poor      124 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY 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. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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