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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
207 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

An approaching cold front will bring the chance for strong storms
and heavy rain to the area this afternoon and evening.

Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the weekend, though
recent rainfall will continue to keep any fire danger threat low.

Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts of 15-20 mph
possible. 

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NCZ005-280815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
207 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          63           84           57           79           
Max/Min RH %          100          50           85           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         NW  3        N  3         NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  5         NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            0                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM                                  
Precip End            10 PM        6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5610                      5290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 10                      SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56100                     31740        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      47 Gen Good  61 Good      24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  71 Good      6 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        9            1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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