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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers and storms are possible today, along with increasing
dew points. Drier and breezy Thursday and Friday, but wetting
rainfall today, along with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible on Saturday, followed by
cooler temperatures into Sunday. Fire concerns continue to look
limited through this coming weekend.

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VAZ019-292015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
307 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           43           63           
Min/Max RH %          71           91           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  7 G24     NW  6 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5 G17    NW  5 G22    NW  8 G21    
Precip Amount         0.45         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       8            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   10 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2450                      6610         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12                     NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    29400                     138810       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  35 Fair      86 Good      
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      15 Gen Poor  142 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       10           4            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 30 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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