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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday.
Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Humidity will remain high through the week. 

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VAZ019-100815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            20           
Min/Max Temp          63           84           65           90           
Max/Min RH %          100          67           100          51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.15         0.13         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            4                         1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3340                      4530         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 43420                     45300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      21 Fair      42 Gen Good  79 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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