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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Will have two opportunities for showers into next week. One
system brings showers in late Sunday into early Monday, with
another Wednesday. However, rainfall amounts from both these
systems will not be a lot, but some wetting rains can be
expected. Between a tenth to a third of an inch for the mountains
through Monday, and a tenth of a inch or less for the foothills
and Piedmont. 

Temperatures will drop below normal early next week, then
moderate to normal. Winds will gust in the 20 to 25 knot range
Wednesday and Thursday, moreso for the mountains. During the
second half of this work week, 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 forecast
rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this time. 

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NCZ019-102015-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
230 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          83           54           72           
Min/Max RH %          31           87           62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.10         
Precip Duration                                 2            
Precip Begin                                    7 AM         
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    9060                      2960         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  7                      NE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63420                     41440        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          69 Good      2 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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