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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through early next week. Minimum
RH values will be in the 30-40% range through Tuesday. The lowest
relative humidities will be over the Piedmont. Moisture increases
by mid week as a cold front nears from the west, increasing
southerly flow. The Wednesday through Thursday time frame will be
out next chance for widespread wetting rain. 

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some record
heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Overall, fire weather concerns 
remain low for much of the area at this time, but will continue to
be monitored.

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NCZ019-150815-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
214 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        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          41           79           50           85           
Max/Min RH %          85           28           77           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6070                      5860         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  7                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42490                     52740        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         104 Very Good37 Fair      46 Gen Good  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
37 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

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