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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
100 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

.DISCUSSION... 
Fire weather concerns will remain low today given lingering snow 
cover across much of the lower Mid-Atlantic, as well as partly 
to mostly cloudy skies. Minimum RH across the service area will 
hold above 40 percent areawide. 

The next winter system will arrive late tonight, bringing another
coating of snow for much of the service area that will continue
to fall through Monday afternoon before coming to an end. Snowfall 
totals will range from 1" to 3", with locally higher amounts.

VAZ019-080915-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
100 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          25           34           15           39           
Max/Min RH %          100          82           99           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.03         0.15         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            7                                      
Precip Begin          3 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2290                      2400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 15                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34350                     24000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  34 Fair      3 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  32 Fair      1 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            5            8            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            5            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
65 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Colder. Lows around
13. Highs in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 12. Highs in the mid 20s.
Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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