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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler 
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.

NCZ005-202015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           30           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           30           50           
Max/Min Temp          88           65           87           
Min/Max RH %          56           98           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.11         0.21         0.29         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing   3 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4650                      6260         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  6                     SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    27900                     37560        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      11 Poor      6 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          39 Fair      2 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 81 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 83 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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