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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
306 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front pushes southeastward today with some lingering 
showers for the area and isolated thunderstorm potential 
in the southeast. Additional chances for widespread wetting 
rainfall returns mainly late Wednesday into Thursday with
a stronger cold front. Abnormally warm temperatures are 
expected to continue across the region through the first 
part of the work week. Minimum RH values will mainly be 
over 50% today, lower on Monday, near the 30 to 40% range, 
then again increasing to generally above 40% by Wednesday. 
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

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NCZ019-082130-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
306 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          74           49           77           
Min/Max RH %          58           94           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4390                      7620         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 18                      W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    79020                     91440        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      5 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          48 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  90 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Windy, showers. Much cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northwest winds
25 to 35 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 29 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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