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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
258 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected through Friday featuring sunny skies
and lower humidity. Rain chances increase again by this coming
weekend, persisting into early next week.

VAZ019-292015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
258 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          81           57           82           
Min/Max RH %          52           96           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6 G19    NW  5 G19    NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G18    NW  3        NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5170                      6860         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 17                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87890                     68600        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         74 Good      86 Good      45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          103 Very Good3 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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