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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50 
percent or above areawide.

A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.

NCZ005-212015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           80           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           40           
Max/Min Temp          85           66           85           
Min/Max RH %          61           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.13         0.57         0.06         
Precip Duration       1            6            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3720                      4690         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  7                     SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    26040                     28140        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      17 Gen Poor  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      2 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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