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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and 
thunderstorms Sunday into Monday. Cooler air is expected again to 
start the work week. 

Fire weather concerns will be limited through early next week.

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NCZ018-082045-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           44           71           
Min/Max RH %          31           90           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        Lgt/Var      W  8 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6210                      6770         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 10                     W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    62100                     162480       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      67 Good      89 Good      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      3 Very Poor  151 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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