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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.

NCZ005-290815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          66           85           67           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          60           100          54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.15         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            0                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM                                   
Precip End            1 AM         5 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4530                      5230         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  8                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36240                     52300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  24 Fair      33 Fair      43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  33 Fair      2 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            10           9            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 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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