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
200 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Fire weather concerns should stay generally low for the next 
few days due to widespread wetting rainfall from Saturday. High
pressure brings dry conditions through Tuesday. A low pressure 
system will bring a chance of accumulating snow by late Wednesday 
into Thursday. More mountain snow showers are possible by the 
upcoming weekend.

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WVZ044-122115-
Monroe-
Including the city of Union
200 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          40           23           51           
Min/Max RH %          32           76           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G17     W  3         SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         W  3         SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2740                      2760         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    38360                     38640        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      5 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      4 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Colder. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs
in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 12. Highs
in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 20.
Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Colder. Lows around
15. Highs in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph.

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

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