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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

VAZ019-042130-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           56           72           
Min/Max RH %          66           100          77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         S  3         SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.22         0.03         
Precip Duration                    7            1            
Precip Begin                       7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   3 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3490                      3490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 17                      SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    59330                     41880        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         44 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          60 Gen Good  8 Poor       31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum
RH 53 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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