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
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure provides dry weather through Friday morning. A cold
front approaches by Saturday with an uptick in shower and storm
coverage this weekend. Next week is looking drier, with much warmer
temperatures.

VAZ019-260815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           40           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          60           90           63           85           
Max/Min RH %          90           42           98           62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      W  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.06         0.14         
Precip Duration                    0            3            5            
Precip Begin                       3 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6330                      4620         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     W 29         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63300                     133980       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         61 Good      62 Good      38 Fair      75 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  79 Good      5 Very Poor  115 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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