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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south across the region through the
overnight, bringing scattered showers and isolated storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then 
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm 
front over the weekend. An additional, a disturbance aloft 
arrives over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms. 
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near 
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns.

NCZ005-110815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           30           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           30           50           
Min/Max Temp          68           92           67           86           
Max/Min RH %          93           47           100          63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.03         0.19         
Precip Duration                    1            1            4            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6390                      4400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  3                     S  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 19170                     39600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         81 Good      35 Fair      14 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  40 Fair      4 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            7            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

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