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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area todayu
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend. Fire weather concerns become limited through early
next week.

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NCZ019-062030-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           100          70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          76           56           68           
Min/Max RH %          65           99           66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G19    SW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8 G18    Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.61         0.13         
Precip Duration       4            10           3            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4820                      3470         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 20                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    96400                     41640        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      33 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          62 Good      12 Poor      38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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