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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
202 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Dry weather expected into Tuesday with moderating temperatures.
A midweek system may bring some rain to southern Virginia into 
North Carolina. Late week temperatures turn more toward 
seasonable temperatures with increasing chances of precipitation
next weekend.

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NCZ019-090930-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
202 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          19           46           27           63           
Max/Min RH %          81           36           99           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2460                      3450         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 14760                     31050        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  12 Poor      2 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
48 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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