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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
140 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A lingering warm and unstable airmass remains in place through
at least Tuesday. A cold front will move through the region
Tuesday/Wednesday, which will bring a slightly cooler and less 
humid airmass into the region . Until then, diurnal showers and
storms with heavy rain resulting in localized flooding, as well
as isolated severe storms causing wind damage. With the frontal
passage on Tuesday, thunderstorms may pose more of a severe
threat across the Piedmont. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

NCZ005-300815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
140 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           40           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           40           70           
Min/Max Temp          69           90           71           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          62           97           69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  3        SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.03         0.03         0.03         0.30         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   11 AM        
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5060                      4900         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45540                     39200        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       35 Fair      40 Fair      27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            10           5            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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