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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

A quick moving upper level system will bring brief periods of
snow showers and light freezing drizzle for Greenbrier county 
tonight, with the rest of the area remaining under the influence
of high pressure. An additional quick-moving low pressure 
system may bring some light precipitation to the region on 
Saturday, followed by an extended period of dry weather 
persisting into next week. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time. 

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NCZ004-020930-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
159 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          30           56           36           44           
Max/Min RH %          95           44           88           67           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.31         
Precip Duration                                 1            10           
Precip Begin                                    1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3210                      1290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      NE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41730                     6450         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  24 Fair      2 Very Poor  7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
Minimum RH 44 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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