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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 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this
time.
Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.
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VAZ019-130815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 0 60 60 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 50 0
Min/Max Temp 46 72 41 60
Max/Min RH % 75 53 93 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 SW 3 G18 W 4 G20 NW 7 G29
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 3 SW 6 G19 NW 4 G21 NW 9 G24
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.09 0.00
Precip Duration 4 2
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 11 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5250 5120
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 NW 25
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 110250 128000
Dispersion Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 56 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 93 Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 88 Good 7 Poor 103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 3 3 4 5
Max LVORI Late 3 2 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.