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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A stationary front over the region will promote periodic shower
and thunderstorm chances for the next 5-7 days.  Humidity is 
expected to remain elevated.  As such, fire weather concerns
will be muted in spite of the ongoing drought. 

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NCZ020-230815-
Yadkin-
Including the city of Yadkinville
240 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          55           67           58           78           
Max/Min RH %          100          100          100          79           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  6        NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        NE  3        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.66         0.82         0.47         0.11         
Precip Duration       8            12           8            6            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1400                      2500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  5                      S  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 7000                      22500        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      8 Poor       7 Poor       10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       8 Poor       2 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            8            10           5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 85 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Light and variable wind. 
.TUESDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 82 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly 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 upper 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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