Fire Weather Forecast - Rockingham County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Forecast looking wetter today into Monday with frontal boundary
just south of the area and upper disturbance moving across. Wetting
rains are expected over much of the area with showers/few storms. RH
values will stay elevated with cloud cover/rain.

We dry out Tuesday into Thursday with temperatures warming back
above normal. Late next week, potential for more storms Friday
into Saturday but still on the warmer side of normal.

NCZ005-122015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          82           64           74           
Min/Max RH %          73           100          88           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  3        NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.07         0.44         0.59         
Precip Duration       2            7            8            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3490                      2170         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 12                      NE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    41880                     19530        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      38 Fair      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          47 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            10           9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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