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
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front stalls over parts of VA and NC tonight, then lifts
north tomorrow and tomorrow night back through the area. While 
this front is in the vicinity, showers and thunderstorms are 
expected into Sunday. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns. Drier weather is expected Monday through Wednesday.

VAZ019-120830-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           70           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          64           80           64           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          79           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.14         0.25         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            3            5                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            1 AM         Continuing   5 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2690                      4710         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  5                     NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 13450                     65940        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       10 Poor      6 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  12 Poor      3 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            10           9            
Max LVORI Late        8            5            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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