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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.

VAZ019-282015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          85           59           83           
Min/Max RH %          51           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          12 PM                                  
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5670                      4770         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  5                      SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28350                     33390        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      13 Gen Poor  37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          34 Fair      2 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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