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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
255 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today, along and west of
the Blue Ridge, as well as north of Interstate 64, where storms
look to be more organized. Primary hazard with storms today are
damaging winds and hail. Convective activity will wind down
tonight.

High pressure will be centered just offshore of the Mid- Atlantic
coast the next several days, and clockwise flow around the high 
will result in southwest winds. This pattern will favor warm 
weather for the rest of the week along with some increasing 
moisture. Dewpoints will trend up resulting in higher minimum 
relative humidity along with periodic cloud cover and a chance of
mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. The 
precipitation is expected to be scattered and mainly confined to 
the mountains.

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NCZ018-020815-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
255 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           73           51           73           
Max/Min RH %          96           55           97           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G20     S  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  8 G20     S  4         S  6         
Precip Amount         0.17         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                         1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM                      2 PM         
Precip End            11 PM        6 PM                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4540                      5050         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 17                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 77180                     35350        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      44 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  64 Good      11 Poor      24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 31 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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