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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
218 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will keep us dry through the holiday
weekend. Storm chances increase next week with 
heat and humidity increasing once again.

NCZ019-042030-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
218 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          88           63           86           
Min/Max RH %          51           91           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5940                      5410         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  8                      SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    47520                     32460        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         59 Gen Good  34 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          61 Good      2 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
67 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely and a chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
67 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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