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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
311 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A Fire Danger Statement is in effect today for the Piedmont of
North Carolina from Noon through 6 PM.
Dry air in place today under a mix of clouds and sunshine will
cause relative humidity today to fall into the 20 to 25 percent
range, with locally lower values along southward-facing ridges as
temperatures this afternoon warm into the upper 30s to the low
40s. Winds today will gust to 25 mph at times from the southwest.
A cold front will arrive on Saturday morning, bringing another
round of snow showers to the mountains through the day, as well
as
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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WVZ507-170915-
Eastern Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs,
and Alderson
311 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Snow Snow/Fz Ra Snow Snow
Chance Precip (%) 50 50 30 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 24 41 18 26
Max/Min RH % 89 57 86 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 SW 3 Lgt/Var W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G19 W 3 W 6
Precip Amount 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1 2 1
Precip Begin 9 PM Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 12 PM Continuing 1 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5200 3650
Transport Wnd (mph) W 29 W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 150800 51100
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 5 Very Poor 31 Fair 8 Poor 51 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 86 Good 13 Gen Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 5 5 3
Max LVORI Late 4 3 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 15. Highs in the upper 20s.
Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 4. Highs around 19.
Minimum RH 30 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows around 10. Highs
around 40. Minimum RH 30 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.