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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
129 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.DISCUSSION... 

Mainly wintry weather in the form of freezing rain will impact 
most of the area tonight into Tuesday morning before changing
to rain and ending. This precipitation will keep fuels wet.

Dry Wednesday into Thursday. Another system could impact us with
more wintry precipitation Friday into Saturday. Temperatures for
the next week will likely stay below normal.

NCZ018-020915-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
129 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Frz Rain     Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          27           45           19           43           
Max/Min RH %          100          80           99           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        W  4         NW  9 G23    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        NW  8 G21    NW  4        SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.31         0.20         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       6            4                                      
Precip Begin          10 PM        Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   12 PM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1900                      2320         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 32                     SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 60800                     13920        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       23 Fair      34 Fair      7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       55 Gen Good  11 Poor      15 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       4            8            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            4            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around
40. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain and
freezing rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum
RH 78 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, snow and
freezing rain. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
79 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain, freezing rain
and snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s.
Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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