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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and  
thunderstorms Sunday into Monday. Cooler air is expected again to 
start the work week. 

Fire weather concerns will be limited through next week.

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NCZ019-092015-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
219 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           51           83           
Min/Max RH %          40           94           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7090                      9920         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 21                      SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    148890                    79360        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  103 Very Good34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          154 Very Good2 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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