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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

NCZ005-090815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           77           55           63           
Max/Min RH %          77           39           83           73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.06         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3480                      2910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  5                      E 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 17400                     37830        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  25 Fair      2 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
72 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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