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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Forecast looking wetter today into Monday with frontal boundary
just south of the area and upper disturbance moving across. Wetting
rains are expected over much of the area with showers/few storms. RH
values will stay elevated with cloud cover/rain.

We dry out Tuesday into Thursday with temperatures warming back
above normal. Late next week, potential for more storms Friday
into Saturday but still on the warmer side of normal.

VAZ019-122015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           60           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          77           61           74           
Min/Max RH %          80           100          77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.17         0.22         0.13         
Precip Duration       4            7            3            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   4 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2570                      3260         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 12                      SE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30840                     29340        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      11 Poor      32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          37 Fair      4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        5            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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