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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
343 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry through Wednesday as high pressure passes overhead. The 
next chance of wetting showers is Thursday and Friday.

VAZ019-162015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
343 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           54           85           
Min/Max RH %          40           91           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      W  7 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6780                      9120         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     SW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    61020                     182400       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      32 Fair      109 Very Good
Max ADI Late          54 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  173 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       10           4            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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