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
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers will increase in coverage through this afternoon, and
some strong to severe storms are possible today. Drier and breezy
conditions are expected Thursday and Friday, with minimum RH's in
the 30 to 40% range, but after the wetting rainfall today, along 
with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible late Friday night through
Saturday, with greater chances and higher rainfall amounts south
of the VA/NC state line. Cooler temperatures follow by Sunday
morning. Fire concerns continue to look limited through this 
coming weekend and into the beginning of next week.

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VAZ019-300815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           63           35           66           
Max/Min RH %          97           39           88           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G23     NW  6 G23    NW  5 G20    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5 G21     NW  8 G22    Lgt/Var      W  5 G17     
Precip Amount         0.11         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      0            
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM         
Precip End            9 PM                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6200                      8010         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     SW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 105400                    104130       
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      105 Very Good109 Very Good21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      111 Very Good6 Very Poor  111 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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