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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool dry fall weather will persist through Tuesday. High 
pressure will then promote a  warming trend for the second
half of the week, temperatures warming well above normal. 
Next chance of widespread wetting rain is the weekend.

VAZ019-290815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        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           78           51           83           
Max/Min RH %          99           45           100          33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4900                      5730         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  3                     SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 14700                     34380        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      9 Poor       6 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            9            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        7            2            10           1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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