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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, fire weather will 
continue to be aided by daily wetting rainfall. Light winds 
are forecast, with heavy cloud cover through Wednesday night. 
Additional rainfall of 0.50-1.00" is expected, with some areas
potentially seeing several inches of rain under the heaviest
thunderstorms. Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the
weekend, though wet grounds will continue to keep any fire 
danger threat low. Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts
of 15-20 mph possible. 

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VAZ019-262030-
Alleghany VA-
Including the cities of Clifton Forge and Covington
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     100          70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           70           50           
Max/Min Temp          78           60           79           
Min/Max RH %          79           100          72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.15         0.18         0.05         
Precip Duration       7            3            5            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2660                      2810         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  8                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    21280                     42150        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       20 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          27 Fair      2 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           8            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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