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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue through Thursday morning. On
Thursday night into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to
the area, especially western and northern sections.
An additional disturbance will head across the Great Lakes
region over the weekend, helping to maintain the potential
for showers and storms. Temperatures through the period
will be above normal for this time of year.

There are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.

VAZ019-090815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
200 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          57           87           62           87           
Max/Min RH %          95           44           88           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  4 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        SW  3        W  7 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              0            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6570                      5620         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 85410                     84300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  32 Fair      38 Fair      93 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  89 Good      3 Very Poor  101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            7            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 83 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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