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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop along the 
Blue Ridge later this afternoon, but coverage of storms 
should lessen by Tuesday as high pressure arrives. Hot and 
humid conditions will take place for the remainder of this 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ019-292015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          85           65           89           
Min/Max RH %          62           100          58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.04         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            0                         
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4340                      4880         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  2                      W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    8680                      24400        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      1 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           7            10           
Max LVORI Late        4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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