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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Mainly dry conditions are expected today with temperatures 10  
to 15 degrees above normal. Afternoon humidity minimums will 
continue to favor readings between 20 and 30 percent over the
Piedmont with a general improvement to 30 percent or higher
tomorrow. The next wetting rain looks to come tomorrow and 
tomorrow night, with wind gusts increasing and WSW winds 
becoming more NNE by Sunday.

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NCZ019-250815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
221 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            70           80           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          54           82           53           76           
Max/Min RH %          82           40           100          48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.18         0.21         0.08         
Precip Duration                    2            7            2            
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7730                      4670         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 100490                    28020        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  78 Good      20 Gen Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 50. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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