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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure maintains a dry pattern for the next few days.
A return flow of moisture takes place next week. A front
looks to bring a chance of wetting rain by midweek. Until
then fuels will continue to dry, but overall wind speeds
are expected to be under 10 mph.

VAZ019-040815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
227 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           77           45           77           
Max/Min RH %          94           38           99           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4290                      3570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  5                     S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 21450                     17850        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  7 Poor       6 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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