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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
100 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will remain low today given lingering snow
cover across much of the lower Mid-Atlantic, as well as partly
to mostly cloudy skies. Minimum RH across the service area will
hold above 40 percent areawide.
The next winter system will arrive late tonight, bringing another
coating of snow for much of the service area that will continue
to fall through Monday afternoon before coming to an end. Snowfall
totals will range from 1" to 3", with locally higher amounts.
NCZ019-080915-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
100 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Rain Snow/Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 90 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 32 40 20 41
Max/Min RH % 99 87 100 61
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 3 Lgt/Var SW 3
Precip Amount 0.04 0.23 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 5
Precip Begin 3 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 5 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2300 2220
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 15 SW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 34500 15540
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 1 Very Poor 26 Fair 4 Very Poor 13 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 30 Fair 1 Very Poor 22 Fair
Max LVORI Early 8 6 9 7
Max LVORI Late 10 5 9 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around 30. Highs
in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Colder. Lows
around 20. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 35 percent. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation below normal.