Fire Weather Forecast - Wilkes County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
325 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Expect seasonal temperatures today with dry weather. Humidity
values will bottom out in the 25 to 35 percent range. Northwest
winds will increase and gust to 15 to 25 mph at times, higher
in the mountains. Look for increasing moisture again Sunday as
clouds increase from the south. A chance for a light wetting
rain over NC/southern VA is possible.

Dry and cooler weather follows for Monday and Tuesday.

NCZ019-202015-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
325 AM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          72           44           57           
Min/Max RH %          32           61           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NW  7 G17    N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8        N  3         NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.08         
Precip Duration                                 2            
Precip Begin                                    7 AM         
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5140                      3490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    66820                     34900        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      59 Gen Good  32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          64 Good      5 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            2            1            
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index          3            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Above normal temperatures. Above normal rainfall.