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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through tonight as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Today's 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Tuesday across the
mountains. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
tenth inch for most.

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NCZ019-010815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            20           
Min/Max Temp          57           83           54           73           
Max/Min RH %          99           44           82           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1            1            
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5740                      5920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  6                      NE 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34440                     94720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      56 Gen Good  27 Fair      87 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  105 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            9            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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