Fire Weather Forecast - Alleghany County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms today through 
this evening, generally along and north of the US 460 corridor. 
Another front crosses the area Friday, bringing gusty winds Friday 
through Saturday, and another chance for showers. 

Behind the front, for the weekend, temperatures and dew points 
plummet, with frost possible in the mountains Sunday morning. 

Dry weather and near normal temperatures return by early next week.

VAZ019-160815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          60           80           42           54           
Max/Min RH %          100          56           97           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4 G20    NW 11 G30    N 10 G28     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  9 G22     NW 10 G30    N  9 G23     
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                         1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM                      6 PM                      
Precip End            11 PM                     6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5290                      4970         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 25                      N 26         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 132250                    129220       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  61 Good      50 Gen Good  102 Very Good
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  108 Very Good42 Gen Good  112 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            10           4            4            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost. Lows in the lower 30s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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