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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support sunny skies this week. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week. Temperatures will moderate back to near normal on 
Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

NCZ005-192030-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          65           40           72           
Min/Max RH %          27           73           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  4         Lgt/Var      N  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  6         Lgt/Var      N  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3160                      3810         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 13                      N 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    41080                     53340        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  12 Poor      50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          51 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. North winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 41 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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