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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
218 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will keep us dry through the holiday
weekend. Storm chances increase next week with 
heat and humidity increasing once again.

VAZ019-042030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
218 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          87           61           87           
Min/Max RH %          47           93           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6050                      6620         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  1                      S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    6050                      33100        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 67 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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