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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will pass over the region Wednesday bringing 
light winds and a return to dry conditions. Another 
opportunity for showers and storms is expected Friday and
over the upcoming weekend. Recent wetting in addition to 
a return of showers for the weekend should mitigate any
fire concerns.

VAZ019-240815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
227 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           82           54           87           
Max/Min RH %          98           36           90           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5 G20    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6030                      7760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  2                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 12060                     69840        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         115 Very Good27 Fair      23 Fair      62 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  26 Fair      1 Very Poor  87 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 75 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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