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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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VAZ022-292115-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
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          31           13           28           
Min/Max RH %          39           78           63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G19     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    9 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3950                      2200         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 16                      S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63200                     6600         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          69 Good      1 Very Poor  8 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with snow likely. Lows around 15. Highs around
20. Minimum RH 67 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 9.
Highs around 20. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds 20 to
30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Not as cold. Lows around 9. Highs
in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the upper 30s.
Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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