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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. Thunderstorm 
chances decrease after today, but showers remain possible 
through the end of the weekend and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week.

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NCZ005-212030-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     90           100          70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          88           55           66           
Min/Max RH %          43           100          87           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  6        NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        NE  4        NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.22         0.25         0.03         
Precip Duration       2            7            4            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5650                      1770         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 13                      NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    73450                     23010        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  28 Fair      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          57 Gen Good  8 Poor       29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
94 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 76 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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

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