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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
132 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rain is likely tonight mainly west of the Blue Ridge
and more-so in the West Virginia mountains, with little to no
measurable rain east of the Blue Ridge. Another front 
may bring a few showers Sat night into Sunday but not much.
An arctic airmass will bring windy and cold conditions to the
area Sunday night into Tuesday with snow showers and flurries
expected for mountain locations. Next week overall looks like
winds will elevated at times, with a warming trend after Tuesday.

VAZ019-080930-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
132 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           65           41           65           
Max/Min RH %          100          43           98           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G20    W  3         Lgt/Var      SW  3 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3 G19     W  4         Lgt/Var      W  9 G22     
Precip Amount         0.21         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4                                      2            
Precip Begin          7 PM                                   6 AM         
Precip End            3 AM                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4620                      6330         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 60060                     151920       
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      32 Fair      2 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  67 Good      1 Very Poor  83 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and a slight chance of
snow. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows around 30. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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