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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
246 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry and windy conditions are expected today, with Min RH 
values between 25-35%. Winds will be strongest this morning,
as a dry cold front passes through, gusting to 25-30 mph in 
the mountains, with near 40 knot gusts along the ridgetops. 
Northwest winds stay around 15-20 mph through this evening
before reducing to light tonight. 

Dry conditions continue through midweek, with temperatures 
increasing into the 60s/70s. Min RH values increase slightly
on Wednesday, due to some moisture moving back into the area. 
Next rain chances arrive on Thursday, with best chances west 
of the Blue Ridge. Rain lingers into Friday for the mountains, 
with temperatures falling to below normal and even some 
upslope snow possible late Friday into Saturday with strong 
northwesterly flow.

VAZ019-092200-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
246 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          62           31           66           
Min/Max RH %          40           100          38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  9 G28     W  4         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8 G23    Lgt/Var      W  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3570                      3540         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 24                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    85680                     56640        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         77 Good      5 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          82 Good      4 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows around 40. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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