Fire Weather Forecast - Watauga County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EST Tue Feb 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Rain returns on Wednesday and lingers through Thursday, with some
freezing rain possible across the Greenbrier Valley and Alleghany
Highlands. Brief high pressure will build in for the end of the 
week with another potential system impacting the region for the 
weekend.

NCZ018-050915-
Watauga-
Including the city of Boone
219 PM EST Tue Feb 4 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           80           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          37           50           38           65           
Max/Min RH %          97           75           97           69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         SE  3        S  3         SW  6 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         S  4         SW  9 G22    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.08         0.03         
Precip Duration                    1            5            3            
Precip Begin                       11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1280                      3010         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 7680                      72240        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  6 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  8 Poor       4 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            7            7            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            5            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 72 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers.
Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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