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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
256 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier today with humidities dropping to 25 to 35 percent
this afternoon. A few wind gusts to 20 mph possible especially
in the mountains.

There is a chance for wetting rain late tonight into Saturday mainly
across southside Virginia into the North Carolina Piedmont.

Dry weather to follow into early next week with a warming trend.

Another round of shower/storms are expected by Wednesday.


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VAZ019-012015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
256 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          68           40           60           
Min/Max RH %          28           86           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G17    NW  3        NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    8 AM         
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    9120                      6990         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 18                     NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    164160                    97860        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  93 Good      48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          157 Very Good8 Poor       63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy frost. Lows in the mid
30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum
RH 33 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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