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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a 
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.

Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts 
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend.

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VAZ019-050815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          48           80           55           74           
Max/Min RH %          80           25           90           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        SW  3 G18    S  5 G22     S  5 G20     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  7 G22    S  4 G18     SW  7 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.18         
Precip Duration                                 3            12           
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7620                      3720         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 25                     SW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 190500                    89280        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         51 Gen Good  97 Good      99 Good      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  143 Very Good11 Poor      92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
40 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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