Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
332 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light except in stronger thunderstorms. Due to 
the abundant moisture and prolonged chances of rain, fire weather 
concerns will remain low.

VAZ019-042030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
332 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          81           65           82           
Min/Max RH %          65           100          72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.04         0.05         
Precip Duration       1            3            4            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3610                      3720         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    36100                     18600        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      27 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          37 Fair      3 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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