Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorms will be with us into 
early next week, but not everyone will see wetting rain.
Humidity levels remain elevated.

VAZ019-150815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           40           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           40           40           
Min/Max Temp          66           83           66           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          69           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.17         0.06         0.05         0.10         
Precip Duration       2            4            2            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3320                      5180         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      W 26         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 9960                      134680       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  7 Poor       10 Poor      22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  116 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            9            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        9            4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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