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Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Stokes County

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Increased Fire Potential for Monday...

A warming trend continues today in advance of an approaching cold
front that is expected to pass across the region by Monday 
morning. This will bring cooler temperatures and a chance for 
light rainfall amounts to the region tonight into Monday morning.

There is an increased fire potential for Monday for areas that
do not receive rain tonight into Monday morning. Gusty post-
frontal winds, RH values dropping to 15 to 25%, and warm
temperatures will increase the fire danger, specifically for the
Piedmont of VA and NC.

Dry high pressure settles in Tuesday, but rain shower chances
return again for Wednesday.

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NCZ004-230815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           73           35           57           
Max/Min RH %          79           25           61           22           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G17    NW  6 G19    N  7 G18     NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        NW  9 G21    N  4         E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4400                      4060         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 23                      E  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 101200                    20300        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         64 Good      83 Good      81 Good      32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  90 Good      13 Gen Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            2            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Much cooler. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 23 percent.
North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 23 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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