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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 AM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Surges of northwest winds look to become strongest around daybreak
today over the entire area. Arctic air is expected to remain over
the weekend with winds abating by Sunday. Warming trend commences
next week but a wetting rain appears possible midweek. With snow
continuing to blanket most of the area, there are no fire weather
concerns at this time. 

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NCZ018-072115-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
212 AM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          22           8            35           
Min/Max RH %          39           66           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 24 G58    NW 12 G37    NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 17 G44    NW  6 G19    W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    7 AM         
Precip End                                      1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3040                      1510         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 51                     W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    155040                    13590        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         115 Very Good32 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          83 Good      11 Poor      15 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            2            2            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 79 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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