Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light except in stronger thunderstorms. Due to 
the abundant moisture and prolonged chances of rain, fire weather
concerns will remain low.

NCZ005-050815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
249 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           40           30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           30           30           
Min/Max Temp          67           85           68           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          69           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.19         0.01         0.05         0.01         
Precip Duration       3            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            5 AM         Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4130                      4980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      SW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 53690                     64740        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  34 Fair      50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           7            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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