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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
339 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

A cold front will arrive on Saturday morning, bringing another 
round of snow showers to the mountains this morning, as well
as afternoon relative humidity values above 40 percent. More 
precipitation is expected Sunday, mostly for the VA and NC 
Piedmont. Dry weather, but gusty westerly winds for the 
beginning of the work week.

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WVZ043-172115-
Summers-
Including the cities of Hinton and Hix
339 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Snow/Fz Ra   Snow         Snow         
Chance Precip (%)     50           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          42           18           27           
Min/Max RH %          55           83           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G18     W  3         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            0            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         1 AM         7 AM         
Precip End            11 AM        4 AM         1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5550                      4250         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 28                      N/A          
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    155400                                 
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  Very Poor    
Max ADI Late          89 Good      11 Poor      Very Poor    
Max LVORI Early       6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 16. Highs in the upper 20s.
Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 7. Highs around 20. Minimum
RH 31 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows around 11. Highs in
the lower 40s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow and a slight chance of
rain. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
50 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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