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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
314 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A warming trend is expected through the end of the week with
increasing humidity and a chance for showers and thunderstorms.
A cold front over the Great Lakes is forecast to move south and
stall over the region.  This will bring daily opportunity for
scattered showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming weekend.

In spite of the hit and miss nature of the showers, the higher
dewpoints and humidity should mitigate fire concerns.

VAZ019-172015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
314 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            50           
Max/Min Temp          87           65           83           
Min/Max RH %          55           99           63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration       1                         1            
Precip Begin          12 PM                     2 PM         
Precip End            5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5060                      4580         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  7                     N  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35420                     41220        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       14 Gen Poor  48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      3 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
86 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 85 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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