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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
254 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will keep sunny and dry conditions over the
region through tonight. Lower humidity will result in
afternoon min RH values to fall into the 30 to 40 percent
range today. Winds less than 10 MPH.

Rain chances return on Saturday and a daily chance will
persist into next week. Fire concerns will remain low
during this period.

VAZ019-312030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
254 AM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          87           60           86           
Min/Max RH %          35           84           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6150                      7910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  2                      S 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    12300                     189840       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      15 Gen Poor  65 Good      
Max ADI Late          24 Fair      2 Very Poor  115 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 85 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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