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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be from 
the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 mph, and 
gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will diminish to 
less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this afternoon will fall 
as low as 25 percent in spots. After a cool weekend, temperatures 
will moderate back to near normal on Tuesday for the remainder of 
the week.

VAZ019-182015-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
226 AM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          59           33           67           
Min/Max RH %          28           67           29           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3190                      3630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 10                     NE 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    31900                     54450        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      8 Poor       20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          46 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 29 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
38 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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