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

A winter storm will impact our area this weekend. The winter storm will be followed by bitterly 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
202 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

.DISCUSSION... 


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

Significant winter storm expected to impact the region beginning
this afternoon, and continuing through early Monday. 1 to 2 inches 
of liquid equivalent wintry precipitation is 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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WVZ042-250915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
202 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Rain     Snow/Fz Ra   Snow         
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          100          30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          16           35           11           15           
Max/Min RH %          99           86           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  6 G19    SE  8 G23    SW  4        NW 12 G28    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  7 G22    SE  7 G22    W  8 G24     W 12 G27     
Precip Amount         0.82         1.21         0.20         0.01         
Precip Duration       12           12           11           2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1330                      3910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 14                     W 30         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 18620                     117300       
Dispersion            Good                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  22 Fair      11 Poor      63 Good      
Max ADI Late          15 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  34 Fair      80 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            7            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            5            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near zero. Highs in the mid 20s.
Minimum RH 45 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
around 11. Highs in the lower 20s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 7.
Highs around 14. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1. Highs around 16. Minimum
RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 3. Highs in the lower 20s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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