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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
648 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast through Monday night day as high
pressure makes its way east from the central Plains region. 
Minimum RH values today drop to around 30 to 40 percent east of 
the Blue Ridge, and drop to 25 to 35 percent Monday afternoon. 
Gusts will range from 15 mph to locally 25 mph at times today 
and again Tuesday ahead of the next weather system. The next 
wetting rain chance will be Tuesday through Wednesday night.

NCZ019-240915-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
648 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          36           61           40           57           
Max/Min RH %          97           37           90           76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.23         
Precip Duration                                              10           
Precip Begin                                                 7 AM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3240                      1260         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      SW  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19440                     2520         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  22 Fair      2 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the lower 30s.
Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 30 percent. West winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 34 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows around 30.
Highs around 50. Minimum RH 51 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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