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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
354 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Hot and dry conditions look to linger across the region through
Tuesday this week and parts of the Piedmont for Wednesday, until 
a cold front brings in daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. 
Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and dry conditions 
areawide will lead to minimum RH values mainly falling into the 
30s/40s today, and 20s/30s on Tuesday, with an increase mainly 
for the mountains by Wednesday as the aforementioned cold front 
arrives and advects moisture north. Overall, with winds remaining 
mainly under 12 mph, the fire weather concerns look to remain low 
for much of the area at this time even though conditions will be 
hot and dry early this week.


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VAZ019-182045-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
354 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          91           60           91           
Min/Max RH %          36           81           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7600                      10170        
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 12                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    91200                     142380       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  73 Good      77 Good      
Max ADI Late          102 Very Good3 Very Poor  147 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Highs around 70. Minimum RH 70 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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