Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light for much of the area except in stronger 
thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged 
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

NCZ005-070815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
228 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           30           
Min/Max Temp          69           88           69           89           
Max/Min RH %          100          59           100          57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        SW  3        SW  3        SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.15         0.00         0.01         0.01         
Precip Duration       1            0            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4780                      5530         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 16                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76480                     88480        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         65 Good      58 Gen Good  34 Fair      68 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  87 Good      3 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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