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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
254 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorm chances remain today. Surface high
pressure settling into the area by Monday will bring drier 
weather and lower temperatures to the area for early next week. 
Heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week,
with rain chances not returning until Thursday at the earliest. There
are no fire weather concerns at this time.

NCZ005-062015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
254 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          83           62           84           
Min/Max RH %          68           100          46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        NE  4        NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      E  6         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                         
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3270                      6820         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     E 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    26160                     102300       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      38 Fair      77 Good      
Max ADI Late          43 Gen Good  7 Poor       106 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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