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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
335 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...
 
Rain chances return today, as a southwesterly wind flow sets up, 
with gusts near 20 mph expected. Moisture and temperatures increase 
once again, with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into 
the area. Storms could be severe.

A period of drier conditions to follow the frontal passage, with
little to no precipitation chances through Wednesday.

VAZ019-142015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
335 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          91           55           77           
Min/Max RH %          42           96           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  6 G23     NW  5 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G18     W  5 G23     NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                         
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6620                      5570         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 16                     NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    105920                    77980        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         78 Good      70 Good      67 Good      
Max ADI Late          90 Good      12 Poor      88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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