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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds turn southerly through today, with increasing moisture
across the region, bringing minimum relative humidity values into the 45
to 65 percent range, with higher values over the southern Blue 
Ridge. This is also where shower and storm chances are highest
for today/Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will see higher and more 
widespread chances for showers and storms. Dry weather returns by Sunday,
and temperatures increase to 5 to 10 degrees above seasonal normals early
next week.

NCZ005-270815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            30           40           
Min/Max Temp          67           89           67           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          54           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.02         
Precip Duration                                 1            1            
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         2 PM         
Precip End                                      2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5570                      5890         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  6                     SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 33420                     29450        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         42 Gen Good  28 Fair      19 Gen Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            9            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           3            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable wind. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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