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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture begins to decrease tomorrow and especially Monday, with
minimum RH values dropping to around 50 to 60 percent. This is
still not very dry but it will be noticeable. A few showers and
storms are possible tomorrow afternoon and evening, with much more
widespread activity late Monday into Tuesday with a warm and cold
frontal passage. Some storms may be severe. Fire weather concerns
will be low with continued rain chances.

VAZ019-260830-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          58           84           60           86           
Max/Min RH %          100          51           100          49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            0            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         4 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            8 PM         Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4090                      5440         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      NW  1        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24540                     5440         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      16 Gen Poor  27 Fair      15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  27 Fair      2 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       8            9            6            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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