Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this weekend
rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving front. We cool
down with the front into next week.

VAZ019-010815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           86           56           86           
Max/Min RH %          96           36           93           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5670                      5460         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51030                     131040       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      18 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  66 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  122 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 74 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid
50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 83 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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