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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
259 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

The area dries out and cools back to seasonal normals through 
Tuesday. Temperatures warm and humidity increases Wednesday and 
Thursday. Storm chances increase Thursday into Friday with a 
frontal passage. This will return daily chances of showers into 
the weekend. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

NCZ005-080815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
259 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           84           58           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          38           95           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5740                      6060         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  2                      SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 11480                     72720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  22 Fair      13 Gen Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  26 Fair      1 Very Poor  83 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            10           3            8            
Max LVORI Late        10           2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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