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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass arrives today, with min RH values falling 
below 50 percent Monday and Tuesday. Northwest 
winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today.

NCZ005-232030-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          85           58           85           
Min/Max RH %          41           87           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7220                      7420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 10                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    72200                     59360        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         68 Good      64 Good      16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          90 Good      1 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and
variable wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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