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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
316 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the lower
Mid-Atlantic late this afternoon and evening, resulting in
potentially another round of localized wetting rainfall. Minimum
RH holding at 60 percent or above areawide today. Given this wet
pattern, there are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.
A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.
VAZ019-222030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
316 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 30 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 30 0
Max/Min Temp 83 60 80
Min/Max RH % 57 97 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 3 W 6 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3 W 4 G19 W 7 G18
Precip Amount 0.04 0.07 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 1 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 12 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5020 7480
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 3 W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 15060 119680
Dispersion Poor
Max ADI Early 6 Very Poor 17 Gen Poor 91 Good
Max ADI Late 17 Gen Poor 5 Very Poor 125 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 10 6 6
Max LVORI Late 4 7 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.