Significant Winter Storm Continues - Bitterly Cold Weather Follows This Week

A winter storm will continue to impact our area. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills this week. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

.DISCUSSION... 


...Winter Storm Warning Areawide For This Weekend...

Significant winter storm is currently ongoing.
Snow will transition to sleet and then to widespread freezing
rain later today. Snow cover and subfreezing temperatures
for the coming week will put a stop to any fire weather concerns.

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NCZ019-252130-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
312 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Frz Rain     Frz Rain     None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          80           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          30           20           32           
Min/Max RH %          85           100          48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  8 G28    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4 G24     NW  8 G23    
Precip Amount         0.69         0.10         0.00         
Precip Duration       12           1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1530                      3890         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    12240                     93360        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  72 Good      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       8 Poor       81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            10           4            
Max LVORI Late        9            10           1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows around 4. Highs in the mid
30s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 12. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs in the upper
20s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 9. Highs around 30. Minimum
RH 45 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows around
10. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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