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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
210 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

.DISCUSSION...

An upper level low will keep our area stormy at times
into Wednesday, before lifting out Thursday.

We will see less coverage Thursday into Friday but another
front tracks in by Saturday with another round of showers
and storms.

VAZ019-132015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
210 AM EDT Tue May 13 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     90           60           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          67           55           75           
Min/Max RH %          82           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.63         0.31         0.20         
Precip Duration       8            3            5            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2470                      3230         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 12                      SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    29640                     22610        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  27 Fair      17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          31 Fair      2 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            10           
Max LVORI Late        4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
42 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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