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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture will remain elevated with wetting rainfall expected
for most through Saturday morning. Behind the front
Sunday into Monday, things dry out and afternoon RH values
will drop back into the 25 to 40 percent range, lower
in the piedmont. The next wetting rain chance comes Tuesday.

NCZ018-212115-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
215 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          62           51           63           
Min/Max RH %          79           100          74           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  4         W  8 G21     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         W  7 G21     NW  7 G18    
Precip Amount         0.05         0.10         0.17         
Precip Duration       2            2            2            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1840                      2870         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    27600                     68880        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      6 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      9 Poor       52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            7            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 75 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Colder. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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