WATCH: High Fire Danger Sunday, Midweek Rain Will Help But Could Impact Holiday Travel

Meteorologist Jaclyn Shearer has your Sunday morning forecast.

WEATHER CAMS. AND OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 830 LAST NIGHT. AND SO FAR, THERE’S NO WORD ON HOW MUCH THAT FIRE IS CONTAINED. AND, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THAT WILDFIRE, YOU KNOW, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF WILDFIRES IN OUR COVERAGE AREA AND IN THE STATE. SO WE DESPERATELY NEED SOME RAIN. WE DO. AND, YOU KNOW, TODAY, ONCE MORE, WE’RE BACK TO THAT HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGHOUT THE TRIAD AND- THE FOOTHILLS.OUT THE TRIAD AND- WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF LATE IN THE WEEK WHERE WE WERE DOWN TO MODERATE FIRE DANGER FOR SOME BECAUSE OF THAT LIGHT RAIN THAT WE HAD. BUT LIGHT RAIN ONLY HELPS US FOR A DAY OR TWO. AND THEN WE’RE BACK TO THESE HIGH FIRE DANGER RISKS. AND OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT EVEN AT MODERATE DANGER, WE CAN SEE THOSE FIRES SPREAD PRETTY RAPIDLY. SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY TODAY. OF COURSE, YOU WANT TO AVOID BURNING, BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO AVOID ANYTHING OUTSIDE THAT COULD EVEN JUST IGNITE A SPARK. ANY SPARK THAT DOES IGNITE IS LIKELY TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. THERE’S A LOT OF DRY FUEL OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. SO HIGH FIRE DANGER TOMORROW AS WELL IN THE TRIAD AND THE FOOTHILLS AND MODERATE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’VE BEEN WATCHING FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. WE REALLY HAVEN’T HAD A GOOD ROBUST RAIN CHANCE YET. THAT IS CHANGING FOR US IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THOUGH. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER TIMELINE. WE’VE GOT CLOUDS INCREASING TOMORROW. IT’S COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY. THAT GOOD RAIN CHANCE THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVEL, THOUGH. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT. OF COURSE, WE NEED THAT RAIN, SO IT’S HARD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING RAIN CHANCE TO GET THROUGH FOR SOME AND THEN THANKSGIVING WILL BE DRYING OUT ALREADY. HERE’S A LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STAYING CLEAR FOR THE REST OF YOUR WEEKEND. WE’VE GOT CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURES AT 39 AND GREENSBORO IN WINSTON-SALEM, 36 IN REIDSVILLE, 34 IN MARTINSVILLE. OUR 12 HOUR FORECAST TAKES US INTO THE LOW 60S. TODAY, LIGHT WINDS, SUNNY SKIES, THOSE WINDS ARE A BIG DIFFERENCE FROM YESTERDAY. AND THAT’S REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR THAT FIRE CONCERN. THAT MEANS THAT NOBODY IN OUR REGION IS UNDER A FIRE WEATHER WATCH, WHICH YESTERDAY WE HAD SOME OF OUR VIRGINIA COUNTIES UNDER THAT FIRE WEATHER WATCH BECAUSE PRIMARILY OF THAT DRY FUEL AND THOSE STRONG WINDS, TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 60S WITH LIGHT WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE’VE GOT A WIND AT FIVE MILES PER HOUR. BUT THAT’S BETTER THAN THOSE WINDS UP TO 25 THAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. YOU NOTICE THOSE CLOUDS INCREASING AND THEN INTO TUESDAY, WE START TO NOTICE THAT RAIN. SO AS WE START OFF THE DAY, TUESDAY DRY, BUT BY 9 A.M., WE END UP WITH THOSE SHOWERS, AS YOU’RE NOTICING, SOME PINK THAT’LL STAY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AS WE’RE GOING THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. BUT OF COURSE, THAT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU’LL WANT TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU’RE IN THOSE LOCATIONS. WE’RE NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING HUGELY SUBSTANTIAL AND WE’RE EXPECTING RAIN FOR MOST OF US DURING THIS TIME. NOW, AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATER PART OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT RAIN. YOU’LL NOTICE THAT IT’S NOT JUST BLUE. IT’S ALSO THOSE YELLOWS AND ORANGES. WE’RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, OF COURSE, BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE’LL GET SOME GOOD HEALTHY RAIN TOTALS DURING THIS TIME THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED TO MAKE SURE SOME OF THOSE FUELS DON’T CONTINUE TO STAY SO DRY AND SO CONDUCIVE TO FIRE, SPREADING. BUT, OF COURSE, IF YOU’RE DRIVING DURING THIS TIME, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. NOW, I’VE ZOOMED OUT AND I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF OUR LONGER RANGE MODELS THAT GOES A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU WEDNESDAY HERE WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT RAIN. BUT ALSO IF YOU ARE TRAVELING WEST, THAT’S WHEN WE COULD HAVE SOME WINTRY MIX IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. SO THAT’S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THAT WAY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO SO EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER THIS WEEK. BUT THEN AFTER THAT, WE’LL BE DRYING OUT AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING ITSELF. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S AND A DRY WEEKEND AAD.

Meteorologist Jaclyn Shearer has your Sunday morning forecast.

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WATCH: High Fire Danger Sunday, Midweek Rain Will Help But Could Impact Holiday Travel

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