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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A moist airmass accompanied by daily chances for rain 
showers and thunderstorms through the end of the work 
week will keep any fire weather concerns to a minimum. 
Upper level ridging is expected to nudge east by the weekend
which may reduce shower and thunderstorm coverage; however,
isolated to scattered chances are still forecast across 
mountain locations, with the aforementioned moist airmass
remaining in place areawide.

VAZ019-122030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
336 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     20           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          83           66           88           
Min/Max RH %          57           98           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4 G20     W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.01         0.03         0.03         
Precip Duration       0            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4390                      4450         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 12                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52680                     44500        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      21 Fair      15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          83 Good      3 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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