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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

No precipitation and a trend towards milder conditions
is expected through Friday. For this weekend and early
next week, rainfall will increase in coverage as the
area is impacted by a two cold fronts that may potentially
tap into some tropical moisture. At this time, there are 
currently no fire weather concerns.

VAZ019-302015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          81           53           86           
Min/Max RH %          38           95           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4940                      7260         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  7                     SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34580                     65340        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      13 Gen Poor  34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          39 Fair      2 Very Poor  70 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           4            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 76 percent. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 80 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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