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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
217 PM EDT Sun May 25 2025

.DISCUSSION...

The combination of low pressure approaching the region from the
Southern Plains states, and a frontal boundary heading north towards
our region and stalling, will keep rain in the forecast for much
of the workweek. Currently, the best coverage of showers and the
heaviest amounts of rain are expected Tuesday into Tuesday night.
Temperatures through the week will be below normal for this time
of year.

NCZ019-260815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
217 PM EDT Sun May 25 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           66           50           59           
Max/Min RH %          93           73           99           89           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  4        NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.07         0.02         0.09         0.34         
Precip Duration       2            2            2            6            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2120                      1630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 13                      E 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 27560                     16300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  21 Fair      32 Fair      16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  34 Fair      8 Poor       16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            5            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        6            4            7            6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and scattered
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
74 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and scattered
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers with isolated
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
RH 53 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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