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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
211 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions continue until Wednesday afternoon, when the
arrivial and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and some
thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Relative
humidity values will fall into the 20% to 30% range areawide today,
and then 20% to 30% in the Piedmont, but 40% to 50% in parts of
southeast WV and far southwest VA for Wednesday. After that, RH will
remain high through the end of the week and into the weekend as
moisture and precipitation chances linger. Forecast rainfall amounts
through Friday rain from half an inch to an inch, which will be
beneficial for the area, and may lead to some improvements in the
ongoing dryness, and thus could reduce the overall fire weather
threat across the area heading into the warmer months.
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NCZ005-200815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
211 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 50
Min/Max Temp 66 94 65 84
Max/Min RH % 78 27 93 50
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 3 SW 4 Lgt/Var NE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15
Precip Duration 1 4
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 1 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9220 5160
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 8 NE 17
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 73760 87720
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 93 Good 27 Fair 80 Good 17 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 85 Good 2 Very Poor 74 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 6
Max LVORI Late 3 1 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
79 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.