Significant Winter Storm this Weekend - Very Cold Weather Follows Next Week

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by very cold temperatures and wind chills next week. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

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

Significant winter storm expected to impact the region beginning
tonight, continuing through early Monday. 1 to 2 inches of liquid
equivalent expected. Snow and ice will linger on the ground  
all week with little to no melting expected given temperatures 
will be below freezing for most until next Saturday.


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VAZ007-242115-
Tazewell-
Including the city of Tazewell
213 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   Sleet/Rain   
Chance Precip (%)     70           100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          29           15           41           
Min/Max RH %          30           95           82           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        SE  8 G22    SE  9 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         SE  9 G22    SE  6 G19    
Precip Amount         0.05         0.71         1.09         
Precip Duration       1            12           12           
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2550                      1150         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  9                     SE 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22950                     17250        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       12 Poor      19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      16 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       2            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Snow and rain. Lows around 10. Highs around 15.
Minimum RH 70 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows around 3 below. Highs in
the lower 20s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs in the mid 20s.
Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 8.
Highs around 15. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1. Highs around 17. Minimum
RH 59 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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