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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
113 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain occurred over the mountains and portions of the VA
foothills Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, with little to
no rainfall further east and south. Humidity levels will stay
elevated despite drying out today, with a weak wind flow.

Another front arrives Friday into Saturday with another good
chance of wetting rain.

NCZ018-192115-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
113 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           44           62           
Min/Max RH %          76           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            9 AM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2350                      2400         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 10                      W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23500                     28800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      4 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      3 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        5            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows around 50.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Minimum RH 78 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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