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
213 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Hot and dry conditions look to linger across the region through
Wednesday this week, until a cold front brings in more seasonable
temperatures to the area, along with daily chances for showers and
thunderstorms. Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and
dry conditions areawide will lead to minimum RH values falling
into the 30s/40s on Monday, and 20s/30s on Tuesday, with a rebound
into the 30s/40s by Wednesday as the aforementioned cold front
arrives and advects moisture north into the area. Overall, with
winds remaining light and variable, the fire weather concerns look
to remain low for much of the area at this time even though
conditions will be hot and dry early this week.


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NCZ019-180845-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
213 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       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          61           89           61           91           
Max/Min RH %          90           37           83           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      S  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6800                      7560         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 88400                     75600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  81 Good      49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  94 Good      2 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...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
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

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