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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum. Drier conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday, with
additional chances for showers and storms for the end of the week.

VAZ019-170830-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           30           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           30           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           86           64           84           
Max/Min RH %          97           57           98           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  5 G20     W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4 G20     W  6         Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.28         0.11         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            5 AM         Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5020                      5930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 75300                     71160        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         48 Gen Good  61 Good      55 Gen Good  36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       83 Good      2 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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