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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Temperatures look to increase steadily through the end of the 
week, with very warm temperatures in the 80s/90s expected
by Friday across the mountains/Piedmont respectively. While 
temperatures look to increase, winds should be light. Dry 
conditions will also linger areawide until Sunday when a cold front
is expected to dip south into the region. Overall though, not
a lot of measurable rainfall is expected with this system that
would make an impact on the drought.


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NCZ019-040815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
224 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           83           56           88           
Max/Min RH %          81           33           83           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6690                      7190         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  1                      SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 6690                      35950        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      28 Fair      18 Gen Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  25 Fair      2 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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