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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Moisture increases with low clouds arriving late tonight in 
the mountains and foothills. Wetting rains of 1 to 2 inches 
are likely in the Friday to Saturday night time frame. 
Turning colder behind the front Sunday into early next week.

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VAZ022-090915-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           90           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          40           63           53           65           
Max/Min RH %          97           73           98           78           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE  3 G17    SW  4        SE  3 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6 G19     Lgt/Var      S  7 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.33         0.62         
Precip Duration                    4            7            12           
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2070                      2320         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20700                     23200        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  10 Poor      4 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            4            8            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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