Snow and Extreme Cold Expected for Much of the Area

A winter storm with snow will continuing impacting primarily the southern portion of the region through Saturday night. Dangerously cold wind chills will conclude the event Saturday night and early Sunday. Click here for more details. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
332 AM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

...Below Normal Temperatures Through Next Week...
...Light to Moderate Snow Possible Today and Saturday...
...Blowing and Drifting Snow Saturday Night and Sunday...

A winter storm will continue impacting the lower Mid-Atlantic
and southeast US through Saturday night. The highest
accumulations for our region will be along and south of
the VA/NC border.
 
Visit weather.gov/rnk/winter for the latest snowfall projections.

With Arctic air holding in place during the weekend, snow and
ice melt will be minimum to none during the and more weekend.
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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WVZ042-312115-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
332 AM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Snow Showers Snow Showers None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          16           2            18           
Min/Max RH %          68           84           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        NW  9 G21    NW 11 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  7 G18     NW 11 G24    NW 11 G23    
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2540                      2640         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 14                      NW 26        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35560                     68640        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  31 Fair      56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  34 Fair      62 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 4. Highs around 30. Minimum
RH 49 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows
around 20. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 15.
Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 14. Highs
in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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