Fire Weather Forecast - Wilkes County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, fire weather will 
continue to be aided by daily wetting rainfall. Light winds 
are forecast, with heavy cloud cover through Wednesday night. 
Additional rainfall of 0.50-1.00" is expected, with some areas
potentially seeing several inches of rain under the heaviest
thunderstorms. Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the
weekend, though wet grounds will continue to keep any fire 
danger threat low. Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts
of 15-20 mph possible. 

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NCZ019-262030-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           70           50           
Max/Min Temp          82           62           81           
Min/Max RH %          78           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.09         0.13         
Precip Duration       5            4            4            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   11 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3420                      3580         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    44460                     42960        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      34 Fair      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
69 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 67 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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