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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
444 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Periods of rain this weekend, otherwise looking at another
dry week from October 5-10. 

Forecast rainfall this weekend 0.25 to 0.75. 

Seasonally cool air arrives today and persists through next
week...no more 85 to 90 degree weather.

VAZ019-032015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
444 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     90           30           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           52           67           
Min/Max RH %          91           100          92           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.53         0.12         0.13         
Precip Duration       8            1            4            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   5 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1320                      1490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  9                     S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11880                     4470         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      10 Poor      3 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  
Max LVORI Early       8            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            9            9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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