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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the
area.

Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near 
100 degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont. 
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30 to 40 percent range for 
portions of the area today through Friday. Due to high 
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until
Saturday. Friday into the weekend looks to see an increased
chance of showers and storms.

NCZ005-152015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
228 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          95           67           99           
Min/Max RH %          33           91           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5980                      8880         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  2                     W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11960                     26640        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      18 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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