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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
146 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Strong west to northwest winds will persist into this evening,
then weaken later tonight, before turning southwest ahead
of the next front Friday. RH values will be in the 20s Friday
afternoon, and southwest winds pick up to about 10 to 20 mph.

Our next front arrives Friday night into Saturday with mainly
snow chances for the mountains. Another system along the departing
front could bring snow especially to the Piedmont Sunday.

Staying cold into the middle of next week.

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NCZ004-160930-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
146 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            10           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          17           41           28           50           
Max/Min RH %          59           25           71           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  7 G19     Lgt/Var      SW  4        SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         SW  7        SW  4        SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            1            
Precip Begin                                    1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3260                      4540         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 18                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 58680                     72640        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  32 Fair      8 Poor       33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  7 Poor       65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 17. Highs in the lower 40s.
Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 14. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 21 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 16. Highs in the lower
40s. Minimum RH 28 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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