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

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by very cold temperatures and wind chills early 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
259 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

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

Today, clouds will increase throughout the area. Rh values
will be a little lower due to lower dewpoints in spite of 
lower air temperatures. Minimum relative humidity (%) 
values will be between 20-30%.

The weekend is a show stopper for burning. Heavy wintry 
precipitation is forecast. There is potential for 1-2 inches of 
liquid equivalent precipitation...a drought buster. If it all
falls 
as snow and or sleet it will significantly compact fine fuels. It
is also not expected to melt very quickly with temperatures
remaining below freezing for the remainder of the month.


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VAZ018-232130-
Craig-
Including the city of New Castle
259 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          42           12           26           
Min/Max RH %          30           47           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  5 G21    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5 G20    NW  3 G18    E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    1 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3300                      2640         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 16                      E  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52800                     21120        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      9 Poor       19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          42 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            2            2            
Max LVORI Late        1            2            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Snow, freezing rain and sleet. Lows around 13. Highs in
the mid 20s. Minimum RH 82 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Freezing rain, snow and sleet. Lows around 16. Highs in
the lower 20s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows near zero. Highs in the
upper 20s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. Highs in the upper
20s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows around
9. Highs around 20. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.

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

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