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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

There will be two rain chances this week, today and Wednesday
afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts from both of these 
systems does not look to be a drought buster by any means; 
however, enough rainfall to wet the soil and ground cover is
expected with both systems. During this time period, temperatures
look to drop below normal, but then should become normal towards 
the end of the work week, before jumping to above normal values
heading into the weekend and early next week. Wind gusts in the 
20-30 mph range are expected this morning, and again on Wednesday 
and Thursday with the passage of the two cold fronts. 

During the later half of this work week, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the forecast
rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this time. 


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NCZ019-112015-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
209 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           43           73           
Min/Max RH %          67           96           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.18         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2440                      7980         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  6                     SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    14640                     55860        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      10 Poor      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      2 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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