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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions look to linger across the region through
Wednesday this week, until a cold front brings in more seasonable
temperatures to the area, along with daily chances for showers and
thunderstorms. Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and
dry conditions areawide will lead to minimum RH values falling
into the 30s/40s on Monday, and 20s/30s on Tuesday, with a rebound
into the 30s/40s by Wednesday as the aforementioned cold front
arrives and advects moisture north into the area. Overall, with
winds remaining light and variable, the fire weather concerns look
to remain low for much of the area at this time even though
conditions will be hot and dry early this week.
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NCZ019-180845-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
213 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 61 89 61 91
Max/Min RH % 90 37 83 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 3 Lgt/Var S 4 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6800 7560
Transport Wnd (mph) S 13 SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 88400 75600
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 58 Gen Good 45 Gen Good 81 Good 49 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 94 Good 2 Very Poor 91 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 5
Max LVORI Late 6 1 4 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.