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
309 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected early this week with several
rounds of showers bringing some much needed rainfall.
Rainfall amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday. Cooler temperatures follow
for mid to late week.

VAZ019-212030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
309 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           80           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          81           61           72           
Min/Max RH %          69           100          91           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.35         0.39         0.24         
Precip Duration       4            8            6            
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2790                      1970         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  6                     NE 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    16740                     23640        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       6 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 98 percent.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 90 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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