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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

...Below Normal Temperatures Through Next Week...

Snow and ice melt will be kept to a minimum and more snow
is likely Friday into the weekend. Temperatures will stay
below normal into next week, so any melting will be limited.
Therefore, fuels will remain wet and/or frozen.


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VAZ016-292115-
Carroll-
Including the city of Galax
228 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          29           14           27           
Min/Max RH %          40           80           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    10 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3300                      2170         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    42900                     10850        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      3 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          52 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  10 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Snow. Lows around 14. Highs around 17. Minimum RH
71 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 6.
Highs around 16. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds 25 to
35 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Not as cold. Lows around 8. Highs
in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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