Fire Weather Forecast - Watauga County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
409 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Most of the service area received a wetting rainfall last night 
into early this morning. Totals were highest along & west of I-77, 
where at least 0.75" fell, with amounts then tapering down further 
east to less than 0.25" falling along the crest of the Blue Ridge 
and points eastward.

Fire weather concerns are likely to be lower today than in past
days considering the rainfall this morning moistened fuels. Winds 
will be less than 10 mph from the southwest, occurring under a 
mixture of high clouds and sunshine and minimum afternoon humidity 
holding above 40 percent. A strong cold front will pass across the 
lower Mid-Atlantic on Sunday afternoon and evening, bringing 
sharply colder air and breezy northwest winds to the area for 
Monday through Tuesday night.

NCZ018-082115-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
409 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          62           44           57           
Min/Max RH %          49           93           67           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        Lgt/Var      W  7 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      W 13 G23     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    0            1            
Precip Begin                       7 PM         8 AM         
Precip End                         2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3420                      3960         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  7                     W 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23940                     99000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  70 Good      
Max ADI Late          27 Fair      3 Very Poor  72 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum
RH 63 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow
showers. Lows around 18. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds
15 to 25 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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