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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Expect a mixture of clouds and sunshine through early afternoon,
with coverage of showers and thunderstorms moving across the 
lower Mid-Atlantic during late afternoon into the evening and 
another round of showers and storms possible overnight. Chances
for showers and storms increase again for Sunday and continue
for parts of the area through much of the week. Total rainfall
through Monday looks to be about an inch to an inch and a half with
some locations possibly getting near 2 inches. Winds will be 
generally from the south, with gusts outside of thunderstorm 
activity less than 20 mph through Monday.

NCZ019-040815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
159 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           72           47           73           
Max/Min RH %          91           50           94           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  3        W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.68         0.05         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            3                         0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                3 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7010                      6390         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     S 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 98140                     89460        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      41 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  71 Good      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  102 Very Good1 Very Poor  95 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 47 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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