Fire Weather Forecast - Monroe County, WV

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
120 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

.DISCUSSION... 
Bitter cold airmass the next few days will lead to very low 
humidity values. Humidity minimums near 15 percent are possible
Tuesday afternoon. Winds will also be gusty at times, between 20
to 35 mph today through Tuesday.

In spite of the cold, the wind and low humidity will result in
good drying conditions...fine fuels becoming receptive to fire. 
Once wind diminishes mid week, there may be opportunity for Rx.

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WVZ044-200915-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
120 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          7            24           8            44           
Max/Min RH %          53           23           63           29           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  9 G28     W  7 G24     Lgt/Var      S  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G24     W  7 G23     Lgt/Var      S  7 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3940                      3140         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 21                      S 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 82740                     47100        
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      59 Gen Good  7 Poor       28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  69 Good      1 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            1            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Colder. Lows in
the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Colder. Lows around
13. Highs in the lower 20s. Minimum RH 56 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Lows around 9. Highs in the
lower 20s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 5. Highs
in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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