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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front track southeast through the area into the weekend.
Expect a decent coverage of showers and storms Saturday, and more
scattered this afternoon and again Sunday. High pressure builds 
and heat and humidity will increase towards the middle of 
next week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ019-270830-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           90           60           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           50           40           
Min/Max Temp          64           81           65           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          73           100          58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.13         0.26         0.01         
Precip Duration       2            7            2            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   6 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2950                      4930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  6                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 17700                     49300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      20 Gen Poor  35 Fair      58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        10           4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
35 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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