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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
444 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Periods of rain this weekend, otherwise looking at another
dry week from October 5-10. 

Forecast rainfall this weekend 0.25 to 0.75. 

Seasonally cool air arrives today and persists through next
week...no more 85 to 90 degree weather.

NCZ005-032015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
444 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     20           50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           55           68           
Min/Max RH %          74           100          93           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  5        NE  6        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  7        NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.10         0.19         
Precip Duration       1            2            7            
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1910                      1460         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 18                     N  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34380                     2920         
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      26 Fair      10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      10 Poor      7 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Light and variable wind. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows around 50. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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