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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ019-092030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          75           50           66           
Min/Max RH %          34           82           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  6 G20     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    11 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4430                      3010         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  5                     SE 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22150                     60200        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      3 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      2 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 95 percent. East
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
77 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 63 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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