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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 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 Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ019-082015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          74           45           75           
Min/Max RH %          32           85           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5050                      5000         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 26                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    131300                    60000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         80 Good      49 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          129 Very Good3 Very Poor  74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 78 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 lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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