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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Multiple rounds of storms possible today. Gusty winds also possible 
throughout the day.
Drier weather returns for the remainder of the week before showers and 
storms return to the forecast for the weekend.

Rainfall amounts through tonight are expected to range from around 
a quarter of an inch to over an inch.
Locally higher amounts possible.

VAZ019-282015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
248 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           0            
Max/Min Temp          85           61           81           
Min/Max RH %          64           96           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4 G21    NW  7 G23    NW  8 G25    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G23     NW  5 G21    NW  9 G23    
Precip Amount         0.17         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3290                      6580         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 37                      NW 30        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    121730                    197400       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  72 Good      102 Very Good
Max ADI Late          91 Good      5 Very Poor  138 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 67 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

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

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