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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, expect scattered
to numerous wetting showers and scattered thunderstorms
with localized heavy rainfall.

Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the weekend, though
recent rainfall will continue to keep any fire danger threat low.

Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts of 15-20 mph possible. 

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NCZ019-270815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           50           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           30           
Min/Max Temp          63           81           60           83           
Max/Min RH %          100          69           96           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      N  3         
Precip Amount         0.20         0.12         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            3            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   9 PM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3200                      5010         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      N  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41600                     45090        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      19 Gen Poor  35 Fair      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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