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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
324 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
.DISCUSSION...
No fire weather concerns for the remainder of the week.
Weather is expected to remain unsettled.
A strong cold front will pass across the region Wednesday
afternoon, bringing wind, and triggering another round of snow
showers that will mainly impact the mountains, particularly the
higher mountains from southeast West Virginia through the High
Country of North Carolina. Another disturbance has the potential
to bring a mixture of mountain rain and snow on Friday,
followed by a strong cold front during the coming weekend.
NCZ002-100915-
Alleghany NC-
Including the city of Sparta
324 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Rain Snow/Rain None
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 24 44 24 33
Max/Min RH % 95 62 86 62
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 4 SW 7 G20 W 13 G29 NW 10 G24
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 W 10 G21 NW 14 G29 W 9 G18
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration 0 1
Precip Begin 3 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 1 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3280 3000
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 30 W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 98400 45000
Dispersion Fair Excellent
Max ADI Early 4 Very Poor 52 Gen Good 19 Gen Poor 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 70 Good 26 Fair 35 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 4 4 4
Max LVORI Late 5 3 4 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 14. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and freezing
rain. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation below normal.