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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
304 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cooler temperatures into the weekend after a recent wetting rainfall. 
Fire weather concerns will be limited through early next week.

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NCZ019-080815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
304 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          40           70           46           77           
Max/Min RH %          86           35           93           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7410                      7080         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 66690                     120360       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         59 Gen Good  24 Fair      53 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  69 Good      2 Very Poor  131 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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