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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Gusty northwest winds today, with gusts 30 to 40 mph possible, up
to 50 mph in the mountains of the southern Blue Ridge. Upslope 
snow showers linger through midday in the mountains. 

With Arctic air holding in place during the weekend, snow and
ice melt will be minimum to none during this time. Temperatures 
will stay below normal into next week, so any melting will be 
limited. Fire danger is expected to remain low through the first 
full week of February. There is potential for another round of a 
wintry mix of precipitation during the middle of the week.

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VAZ022-012115-
Roanoke-
Including the cities of Roanoke and Salem
206 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          23           8            37           
Min/Max RH %          43           72           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 18 G42    NW 13 G34    W  6 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 16 G35    NW  9 G30    W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2850                      2800         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 31                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    88350                     33600        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         61 Good      18 Gen Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          67 Good      17 Gen Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 40s.
Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow likely.
Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow and rain. Lows
around 16. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 18. Highs
in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and
snow. Colder. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 20s.
Minimum RH 41 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.

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

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