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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a 
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.

Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts 
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend.

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NCZ019-050815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          48           79           56           80           
Max/Min RH %          78           33           92           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        SW  3        S  6 G19     SW  6 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        S  9 G19     S  5 G17     SW  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.11         
Precip Duration                                 1            6            
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7330                      4680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 23                      SW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 168590                    84240        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         85 Good      101 Very Good67 Good      58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  147 Very Good11 Poor      68 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Colder.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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