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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
255 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Fire weather concerns will remain low through mid-week per 
daily opportunity for wetting rain.  Stationary front 
over the area will result in periodic rainfall in addition
to a few thunderstorms. Minimum relative humidity is 
is forecast to remain mainly above 70 percent areawide through 
Thursday morning, and surface wind speeds are forecast to 
remain less than 10 mph. An additional 0.5" to 1.5" of wetting 
rain is forecast to fall areawide through Thursday morning, 
with locally higher amounts occurring with thunderstorm 
activity.

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VAZ019-260815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
255 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           100          70           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          60           77           60           79           
Max/Min RH %          97           78           97           72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.12         0.26         0.27         0.13         
Precip Duration       5            8            3            9            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2280                      3370         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20520                     80880        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       14 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  66 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  24 Fair      3 Very Poor  80 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            10           8            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           5            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. North winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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