623  
FNUS71 KRNK 071344  
FWSRNK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHUGART...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
844 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING, THOUGH NO  
RAIN IS EXPECTED. WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS  
SKIES CLEAR OUT, AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH  
LIKELY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S, WITH MINRH VALUES IN  
THE UPPER 30S. THE ELEVATED WINDS ARE SHORT-LIVED, AS GUSTS DECREASE TO  
UNDER 10 MPH BY SUNSET. HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS CONDITIONS DRY FOR THURSDAY,  
WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT, WITH GUSTS UNDER 10 MPH, AS  
CLOUDS INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. MINRH VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL BE IN  
THE LOW 40S. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD, IN THE MID 60S.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 10 9 4 2 2 5 7 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 56 60 64 66 68 68 66 63  
RH..............85 76 64 52 44 39 37 38 42  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........12 19 13 14 9 12 14 24 28 36 35 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 53 51 49 47 45 44 43 42 41 40 39  
RH..............48 56 62 67 71 75 79 82 83 84 85 84  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........38 25 33 34 44 52 55 57 58 60 65 71  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 36 37 42 48 53 57 60 62 63 63 60  
RH..............86 95 91 81 66 55 49 45 43 42 44 49  
 
 
FORECASTER...BURROUGHS  
REQUESTED BY...DAKOTA PARIS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528496.0/RNK  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL D10OPSRM@NCAGR.GOV  
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