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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Should have more clouds today and cooler temperatures but humidity
stays elevated. Shower chances increase into early next week
with wetting rains likely for most of the area.

VAZ019-192015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
309 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            40           
Max/Min Temp          78           62           83           
Min/Max RH %          66           99           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.10         
Precip Duration       0                         1            
Precip Begin          9 AM                      12 PM        
Precip End            12 PM                     Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4010                      4530         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  5                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    20050                     67950        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          21 Fair      2 Very Poor  68 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
95 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
97 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
90 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 72 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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