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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
100 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

.DISCUSSION... 
Fire weather concerns will remain low today given lingering snow 
cover across much of the lower Mid-Atlantic, as well as partly 
to mostly cloudy skies. Minimum RH across the service area will 
hold above 40 percent areawide. 

The next winter system will arrive late tonight, bringing another
coating of snow for much of the service area that will continue
to fall through Monday afternoon before coming to an end. Snowfall 
totals will range from 1" to 3", with locally higher amounts.

VAZ022-080915-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
100 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Snow         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          27           37           17           41           
Max/Min RH %          99           88           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  5         Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.24         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            8                                      
Precip Begin          2 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2120                      2150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 18                     SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 38160                     19350        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  35 Fair      7 Poor       15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  33 Fair      1 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            8            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            5            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around
50. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow.
Colder. Lows around 17. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 15. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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