Fire Weather Forecast - Yadkin County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday as 
a cold front slowly sinks south through the region. There will
continue to be quite a bit of lightning through Thursday. A drier
air mass tries to build into SE WV and parts of central VA 
Thursday, while moist air remains elsewhere. Additional chances 
for wetting rain are expected in these more humid locations 
Thursday and Friday. More widespread showers and storms are 
forecast for the weekend. Overall, there are only low fire 
weather concerns at this time given the wetting rains expected.

NCZ020-220815-
Yadkin-
Including the city of Yadkinville
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           60           70           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           70           20           
Min/Max Temp          72           84           64           74           
Max/Min RH %          99           79           100          81           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  8 G18    SW  7 G19    Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8 G20    SW  5        Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.45         0.91         0.32         
Precip Duration       2            4            9            7            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2420                      2750         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 15                     E 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36300                     35750        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         81 Good      34 Fair      5 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       40 Fair      2 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            9            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            4            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 86 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 86 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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