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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increased fire danger through this evening due to a 
combination of low RH values and gusty southerly winds.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend. Fire weather concerns become limited through early
next week.

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VAZ019-060815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           90           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          54           74           51           65           
Max/Min RH %          96           59           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5 G24     S  5 G22     W  4 G19     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4 G21     SW  7 G21    Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.24         0.18         0.10         
Precip Duration       0            7            11           10           
Precip Begin          4 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3180                      4870         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 22                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69960                     38960        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         97 Good      49 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       69 Good      5 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            4            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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