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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week, as temperatures
also climb above normal. Not much rain, if any, is expected 
into the middle of next week.

VAZ019-292030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
248 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           63           88           
Min/Max RH %          56           100          51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4580                      7340         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  6                     SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    27480                     51380        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      42 Gen Good  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          46 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 47 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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