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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front looks to push through the area Saturday and Sunday, 
bringing a more widespread chance for rainfall and thunderstorms.
Additional chances for widespread wetting rainfall begins Tuesday. 
Above normal temperatures are expected to continue across the 
region; however, minimum RH values look to remain at acceptable 
levels. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

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NCZ005-070915-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           20           
Min/Max Temp          60           78           62           76           
Max/Min RH %          98           55           96           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  5        SW  7        SW  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  9 G18    SW  7        SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.10         
Precip Duration                    0            2            5            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         5 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4310                      4200         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 23                     SW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 99130                     71400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Good                      
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  39 Fair      31 Fair      42 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  88 Good      28 Fair      47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Cooler. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Cooler. Lows
around 40. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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