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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
238 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should provide dry conditions into
Thursday. A cold front will arrive towards Friday and the 
upcoming weekend to bring daily chances of showers and 
thunderstorms. Some of the stronger storms could bring 
heavy downpours. Hot and humid weather looks to follow next 
week.

VAZ019-250815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
238 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          54           87           60           90           
Max/Min RH %          83           36           90           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7230                      6770         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 72300                     47390        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      58 Gen Good  65 Good      49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  83 Good      2 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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