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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

NCZ018-042130-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           100          40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            
Max/Min Temp          62           54           69           
Min/Max RH %          81           100          82           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  7 G26    SE  5 G23    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5 G21    S  5 G23     SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.50         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            9            1            
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1620                      2870         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 16                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    25920                     25830        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      10 Poor      21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      13 Gen Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            8            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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