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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
258 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions look to remain across the majority of the region 
through early next week. Minimum RH values will mainly be in 
the 30s and 40s through Monday, 20s and 30s Tuesday, then 
increasing midweek as precipitation chances return in large part to
an approaching cold front from the west. The front looks to bring
the region's next chance for a widespread wetting rainfall.

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some 
record heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Overall, fire weather 
concerns remain low for much of the area at this time, but will 
continue to be monitored.

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NCZ019-162015-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
258 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           58           90           
Min/Max RH %          36           80           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5660                      7620         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     S  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    50940                     60960        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  43 Gen Good  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          59 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  75 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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