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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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VAZ017-100915-
Floyd-
Including the city of Floyd
203 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Rain         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           100          60           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           57           31           37           
Max/Min RH %          100          89           100          48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        S  4         W  9 G24     W 14 G32     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  8 G18     NW 14 G31    NW 16 G35    
Precip Amount         0.31         0.59         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       5            10           5                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1800                      6580         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     W 44         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 12600                     289520       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  10 Poor      14 Gen Poor  138 Very Good
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  33 Fair      145 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            9            7            3            
Max LVORI Late        10           8            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the lower 40s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 18. Highs
in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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