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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will gradually slide east tonight, making for a 
gradual wind shift from the southwest by Thursday morning. Moisture 
will increase for Thursday as a cold front approaches from the 
northwest, making for a mixture of clouds and sunshine on Thursday 
afternoon, as well as for isolated afternoon showers across the 
mountains. Thursday afternoon minimum RH values will remain above 
35 percent. Frontal passage on Friday will trigger scattered 
rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, though with wetting 
rainfall totals generally less than 0.25".


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VAZ019-260830-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
244 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          42           71           57           69           
Max/Min RH %          76           52           85           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  3 G17    SW  6 G22    W  7 G27     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  6 G20    W  7 G26     NW  5 G22    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.10         
Precip Duration                    1                         5            
Precip Begin                       11 AM                     8 AM         
Precip End                         5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4360                      4230         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 22                     NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 95920                     63450        
Dispersion            Poor                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      12 Poor      60 Gen Good  70 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  81 Good      14 Gen Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 24 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 25 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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