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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south across the region through the
overnight, bringing scattered showers and isolated storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then 
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm 
front over the weekend. An additional, a disturbance aloft 
arrives over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms. 
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near 
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns.

VAZ019-110815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          64           84           63           79           
Max/Min RH %          100          69           100          79           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.10         0.13         0.24         
Precip Duration       2            1            1            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            6 AM         Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3680                      2600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 11040                     7800         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  12 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       10           9            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           4            10           5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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