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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Moisture increases with low clouds arriving late tonight in 
the mountains and foothills. Wetting rains of 1 to 2 inches 
are likely in the Friday to Saturday night time frame. 
Turning colder behind the front Sunday into early next week.

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NCZ019-090915-
Wilkes-
Including the city of Wilkesboro
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          45           61           54           65           
Max/Min RH %          99           83           100          83           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.48         0.74         
Precip Duration                    4            10           12           
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1210                      2700         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  5                     S 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 6050                      37800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            10           8            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            6            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows around
40. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds
20 to 25 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower
50s. Minimum RH 34 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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