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

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by very cold temperatures and wind chills 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
213 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

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

Significant winter storm expected to impact the region beginning
tonight, continuing through early Monday. 1 to 2 inches of liquid
equivalent expected. Snow and ice will linger on the ground  
all week with little to no melting expected given temperatures 
will be below freezing for most until next Saturday.


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VAZ023-242115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
213 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         Sleet        Snow/Fz Ra   
Chance Precip (%)     0            100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          27           13           28           
Min/Max RH %          23           92           76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         E  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         E  3         Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.75         1.14         
Precip Duration                    11           12           
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3070                      1570         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  5                      NE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    15350                     15700        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  7 Poor       15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  12 Poor      11 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Freezing rain. Lows around 19. Highs in the mid 20s.
Minimum RH 57 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 1 below. Highs in the upper
20s. Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 9. Highs in the upper
20s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows around
10. Highs in the lower 20s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 4. Highs in the mid 20s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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