Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rain across the mountains this morning.
Quiet, dry, and seasonable conditions are expected to continue this 
afternoon through Wednesday, thanks to high pressure in place across 
the area. 
MinRh values will be near 40% on this afternoon and to over 50% by Tuesday, 
despite temperatures rising to well above normal. Winds are expected 
to remain light each day, increasing by Wednesday out of the southeast, 
gusting up to 20 mph in the mountains. 

Although rainfall amounts with the mid to late week system are 
trending downward, the entire area is still expected to receive a 
wetting rainfall, particularly along/west of the Blue Ridge.

VAZ019-022115-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          62           40           69           
Min/Max RH %          48           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2160                      3510         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  7                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    15120                     24570        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
78 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 85 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 50. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 60. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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