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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

NCZ005-042130-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          77           60           75           
Min/Max RH %          60           100          77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         S  4         SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.03         
Precip Duration                    2            1            
Precip Begin                       7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4200                      2550         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 15                      SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63000                     30600        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      5 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          42 Gen Good  8 Poor       33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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