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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front is currently leading to shower
and thunderstorm development across the area this afternoon. These
showers and thunderstorms look to continue through the remainder
of the afternoon and evening today before thunderstorm activity
looks to dissipate tonight. Thunderstorm chances decrease after 
today, but showers remain possible through the end of the weekend 
and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week given the daily rain
chances.

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NCZ005-220815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
200 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     100          70           100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            20           0            
Min/Max Temp          55           66           55           70           
Max/Min RH %          100          87           100          92           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  7        NE  5        NE  5        NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        NE  5        NE  4        NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.25         0.03         0.14         0.23         
Precip Duration       11           5            7            12           
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1740                      1240         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 15                     NE  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 26100                     3720         
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      27 Fair      28 Fair      13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       31 Fair      8 Poor       9 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       7            8            8            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            8            9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 76 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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