Fire Weather Forecast - Stokes County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
121 PM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions will continue for the remainder of today, but 
wind gusts should stay around 15 to 20 mph. Those wind gusts
should increase to 30 mph by Wednesday as a frontal boundary 
passes to the north. Relative humidities will fall towards 20 
to 25 percent across North Carolina, and any rain chances from 
the aforementioned frontal boundary should stay along and north 
of Route 460. Therefore, enhanced fire danger is likely for 
North Carolina on Wednesday, and a statement will be issued 
accordingly. A statement may also need to be considered for 
parts of Virginia, but there will be a cutoff somewhere along 
and north of Route 460 where the relative humidity may fail to 
drop below 40 percent due to passing clouds and the chance of 
isolated showers or thunderstorms. Afterward, above normal 
temperatures and dry conditions should continue for the rest of
this week, and the next chance of widespread wetting rainfall 
may not come until this weekend or into early next week.

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NCZ004-220815-
Stokes-
Including the city of Danbury
121 PM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           83           50           85           
Max/Min RH %          69           21           70           27           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        SW  4        W  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        W  8 G18     Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 9840                      10530        
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 22                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 216480                    94770        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  131 Very Good127 Very Good87 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  183 Very Good2 Very Poor  105 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
24 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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