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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increasing moisture today ahead of an approaching cold front. 
0.25" to 0.50" storm total through Thursday morning.

By the end of the work week, the potential for fire danger is 
expected to increase as winds and temperatures rebound on Friday. 
Southwest sinds could gust between 25 to 35 mph. Combine this 
with minimum RH values in the 20s, and fuels will dry very quickly
across the region. These conditions may lead to adverse fire 
behavior on Friday and Saturday as RHs remain low both days.
Moisture begins to increase by Sunday, and RHs trend upwards. 


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NCZ005-120815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
214 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           55           30           58           
Max/Min RH %          87           39           77           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 10 G20    NW  9 G20    NW  3        S  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 10 G20    N  9 G20     Lgt/Var      SW 11 G21    
Precip Amount         0.06         0.64         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            7                                      
Precip Begin          3 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6700                      4410         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 18                      SW 23        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 120600                    101430       
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         72 Good      60 Gen Good  71 Good      54 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      85 Good      1 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Cooler. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 22 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 28 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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