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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Tuesday will be dry, with minimum RH's mostly in the 30% range.
Another cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow for the end
of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high 
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

Temperatures will be a few degrees below normal, but begin a
warming trend Friday and continuing into the weekend, and
temperatures rise into the 80s and near 90 by the beginning of
next week.


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NCZ019-122015-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
213 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            30           
Max/Min Temp          74           47           77           
Min/Max RH %          33           80           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 0            
Precip Begin                                    4 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6840                      7310         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 10                      SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    68400                     116960       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      68 Good      70 Good      
Max ADI Late          82 Good      3 Very Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. 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 around 60. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight 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 near normal.

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