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
218 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure remains over the area today bringing with dry and
warm weather. Minimum RH values today will range from 20 to 30
percent, with slightly higher values near the ridges of the
southern Blue Ridge. RH values begin to improve late afternoon
into tonight as SW winds bring in some moisture. SW winds will
gust to 20 to 25 mph later this afternoon into this tonight. 

A cold front crosses our region on Wednesday with scattered
showers mainly across the western mountains. Chances for wetting
rain outside of the western mountains are low, and this drier
pattern continues through Saturday at least. Temperatures remain
a few degrees either side of normal through the week with high 
pressure returning behind the front.

VAZ019-232015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
218 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           20           
Max/Min Temp          71           48           68           
Min/Max RH %          20           80           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  7        W  9 G21     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7        SW  8 G21    W  9 G21     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         
Precip Duration                    0            0            
Precip Begin                       3 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   10 AM        
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7120                      6590         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 17                     NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    121040                    98850        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  79 Good      86 Good      
Max ADI Late          123 Very Good16 Gen Poor  85 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index          5            5            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 38 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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