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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
203 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Periods of rain, with the potential for isolated thunderstorms, will 
persist across the lower Mid-Atlantic through late Saturday evening 
as a cold front arrives and stalls across the region. Wetting rainfall 
totals through Saturday night will range generally from 1" to 1.5", 
with locally higher amounts. 

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VAZ012-100915-
Wythe-
Including the city of Wytheville
203 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Rain         Snow/Fz Ra   
Chance Precip (%)     90           100          60           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           60           29           36           
Max/Min RH %          99           79           88           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  7 G20     W 13 G30     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6        NW  9 G23    NW 16 G33    
Precip Amount         0.29         0.52         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            10           5            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   1 AM         1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2080                      6220         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      W 43         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 6240                      267460       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Good                      
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  7 Poor       16 Gen Poor  141 Very Good
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  30 Fair      145 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            9            5            3            
Max LVORI Late        10           6            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 30 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 50.
Minimum RH 32 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 18. Highs
in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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