Fire Weather Forecast - Wilkes County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front looks to pass through the area today, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms to much of the area. 
With these showers and thunderstorms remaining scattered in 
nature, widespread rainfall totals look to remain meager across
the area. Depending on how much rainfall occurs across the area
today may determine future fire weather concerns for later in the 
week. Behind the front, gusty northwest winds are anticipated,
and dry weather looks to funnel into the region on Friday 
with minimum RH values dropping into the 20-35% range areawide. 
By Saturday, southerly/southwesterly flow returns, and minimum
RH values look to rebound into the 30-40% range through the weekend. 
RH values this high should tamper any fire weather concerns 
through the weekend; however, the lower end range of 20% on Friday 
may lead to some localized concerns for where rainfall is sparse 
in todays shower and thunderstorm activity. Overall, fire weather 
concerns remain low for much of the area at this time, but should
continue to be monitored. 

Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.




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NCZ019-132045-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
231 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            
Max/Min Temp          78           47           70           
Min/Max RH %          42           83           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  3         NW  7 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        NW  4 G17    NW 10 G22    
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            0                         
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6830                      6680         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12                     NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    81960                     140280       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         47 Gen Good  32 Fair      91 Good      
Max ADI Late          65 Good      6 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 39 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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