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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with 
near to slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be
early November.

NCZ005-262015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
242 AM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          71           40           73           
Min/Max RH %          35           100          40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3340                      4190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  3                     NE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    10020                     33520        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          16 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           6            10           
Max LVORI Late        2            10           1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Light winds. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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