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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. Thunderstorm 
chances decrease after today, but showers remain possible 
through the end of the weekend and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week.

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NCZ019-212030-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     90           90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          86           57           66           
Min/Max RH %          51           100          87           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         E  3         
Precip Amount         0.19         0.25         0.08         
Precip Duration       5            10           9            
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5260                      1700         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 10                     NE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52600                     15300        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      10 Poor      16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          52 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
93 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 79 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and
variable wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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