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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

VAZ019-160815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           40           30           
Min/Max Temp          66           86           67           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          65           94           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         W  5 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         W  4 G18     W  6 G18     
Precip Amount         0.10         0.21         0.06         0.05         
Precip Duration       2            2            2            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5120                      4600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 16                     NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 81920                     64400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      32 Fair      54 Gen Good  74 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  98 Good      7 Poor       76 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            6            5            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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