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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
158 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will build across the region today with dry 
weather expected for the upcoming Holiday weekend. Little or no
additional rain is forecast until next week.

NCZ018-040815-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
158 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       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          58           82           61           79           
Max/Min RH %          85           50           90           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      SE  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4820                      5340         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  6                      SE 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28920                     64080        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      45 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  70 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
70 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
RH 72 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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

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