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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front should slowly drift southeastward during this
weekend, which will serve as a focus for more chances of showers
and thunderstorms. High pressure will build later on Monday to 
bring lower chances of storms. Hot and humid conditions should 
arrive by the middle of next week. Fire weather concerns will 
remain low.

NCZ005-272015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           60           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          90           68           89           
Min/Max RH %          52           99           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.11         0.10         0.05         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4820                      3730         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 14                     NW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    67480                     33570        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      28 Fair      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          61 Good      5 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 30 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

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