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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increased moisture areawide combined with a wavy warm front north
of the region will lead to isolated shower and thunderstorm 
chances across mostly mountain locations through Saturday. A cold 
front looks to push through the area Late Saturday and Sunday, 
bringing a more widespread chance for rainfall. During this 
timeframe, Above normal temperatures are expected to continue 
across the region; however, minimum RH values look to remain at 
acceptable levels, and should not be a concern. There are 
currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

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VAZ019-060915-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
159 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          53           78           53           76           
Max/Min RH %          95           47           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  6 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.07         
Precip Duration       1                                      4            
Precip Begin          7 PM                                   7 AM         
Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6140                      3500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 85960                     35000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  63 Good      4 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  88 Good      3 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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