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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air on gusty northwest winds can be expected today,
although temperatures being cooler will keep min RH values
in the 30-50 percent range, lowest in the Piedmont. 

Winds weaken Saturday night. Temperatures will be coolest
Sunday, then gradually increase through mid-week. Minimum
relative humidities for the early to middle part of next
week will generally be in the 20s and 30s percent range.

The next chance of precipitation will be during the latter half
of next week, along with cooler temperatures.

NCZ005-072115-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           32           66           
Min/Max RH %          40           100          39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  5         N  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4010                      3020         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 15                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    60150                     30200        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      5 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          57 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 39 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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