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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.