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
154 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Shower and thunderstorm chances look to remain isolated through 
this evening. However, a cluster of showers/storms may impact
the area early Friday with best coverage in West Virginia
into the Alleghanys of Virginia. Storm chances stay with us
into next week but some days with have just widely scattered
coverage. Humidity levels remain elevated as is typical
for August.

NCZ005-140815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
154 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           30           50           
Min/Max Temp          71           93           72           91           
Max/Min RH %          97           52           97           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.02         0.02         
Precip Duration                    0            1            1            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End                         Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5540                      5270         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  5                      NE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 27700                     31620        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  31 Fair      22 Fair      27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  38 Fair      4 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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