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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening and
again Friday and Saturday, with damaging winds and lightning being
the greatest threats, though isolated hail and heavy rain are also
possible. A frontal passage will bring drier weather and lower 
temperatures for early next week, before the heat rebuilds over 
the region towards the middle of next week.

VAZ019-040815-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           20           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          68           92           67           89           
Max/Min RH %          90           47           94           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.10         
Precip Duration                    1            0            4            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6090                      4330         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 97440                     86600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      88 Good      40 Fair      83 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  115 Very Good3 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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