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
206 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

By tomorrow, another more potent surface low looks to push north 
of the region. This looks to bring more widespread rainfall to the
region, with upwards of 0.5"-0.75" of new rainfall for the 
region. If this precipitation occurs, ground fuels will likely 
become more impervious to the spread of fire as this rainfall will
likely be able to reach forest sub-layers compared to Tuesdays 
rainfall. 

Overall, with increased rain chances and elevated RH values this 
week, the threat for fire weather concerns has diminished across 
the area; however, if a long spell of dry weather occurs across 
the area, these concerns could return. 

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VAZ019-290815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
206 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            100          40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           69           44           62           
Max/Min RH %          100          72           92           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  6 G22     NW  7 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         NW  5 G21    NW  8 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.39         0.09         0.00         
Precip Duration                    10           3                         
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2850                      7160         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19950                     128880       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  9 Poor       21 Fair      123 Very Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  136 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            10           4            4            
Max LVORI Late        10           5            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 31 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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