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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Front pushes across this morning, turning winds from west 
to northwest. Dry weather will be rule for the next week, though
we may start to see some pop up showers and storms late next 
week.

Temperatures are expected to climb well above normal next week.
This will increase the risk of large, hard to control 
wildfires, heightened by summer-like heat and low humidity.
Furthermore, the heat will create an unstable atmosphere,
leading to gusty afternoon winds that can cause any new fire
starts to spread rapidly. 

All things considered, after this weekend, we will likely enter
a multi-day stretch where prescribe fire will be discouraged in
lieu of resources being needed for wildfire suppression.

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VAZ019-112030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
331 AM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          75           42           75           
Min/Max RH %          25           83           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      S  5 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5790                      4920         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     S 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    75270                     59040        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         73 Good      40 Fair      28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          87 Good      1 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 29 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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