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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A low pressure system will pass to the south on Saturday to bring 
a chance of wetting rainfall for North Carolina and parts of 
Virginia east of the Blue Ridge. However, rainfall may not reach 
West Virginia and Virginia west of the Blue Ridge. Dry conditions 
will take place for Sunday through the middle of next week when 
another low pressure system could bring a chance of showers and 
thunderstorms. While this weekend should turn cooler, a warming 
trend will occur by early next week.

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NCZ019-020815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
353 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           64           36           69           
Max/Min RH %          77           33           78           27           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      N  3         NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  4         Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1                                      
Precip Begin                       6 AM                                   
Precip End                         6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8320                      7670         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 141440                    92040        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         43 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  141 Very Good64 Good      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       137 Very Good4 Very Poor  101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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