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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions will take place for the remainder of Saturday
and Sunday through the middle of next week, when another 
low pressure system will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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VAZ019-030815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
249 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          31           62           38           74           
Max/Min RH %          81           27           75           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5 G19    NW  4 G18    Lgt/Var      SW  3 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        W  5 G17     Lgt/Var      SW  6 G19    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6660                      5930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 93240                     118600       
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         127 Very Good87 Good      70 Good      67 Good      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  93 Good      2 Very Poor  89 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
30 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 62 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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