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

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions 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. 
A cold front reaches the area Wednesday to bring widespread rain 
showers and scattered thunderstorms, and showers may linger into 
Thursday morning. 

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some 
record heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Cooler tempertures are
expected by the end of next week, and chances for rain linger. Overall,
fire weather concerns remain low for much of the area at this 
time.

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NCZ019-170815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
121 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        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          59           90           61           91           
Max/Min RH %          81           36           89           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      S  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7150                      7490         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      S 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 71500                     89880        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         63 Good      7 Poor       77 Good      43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  84 Good      2 Very Poor  83 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 31 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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 40 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...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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