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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Slow moving front will keep wetting showers/few storms in
the forecast into Thursday. However, better chances will be across
southern VA into North Carolina. Should be drier Friday into the weekend
but a few storms will be possible each afternoon.
NCZ005-230815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
222 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 80 70 50 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 80 20 20 0
Min/Max Temp 66 74 60 75
Max/Min RH % 100 65 100 76
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var NE 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var NE 4
Precip Amount 0.69 0.22 0.14 0.04
Precip Duration 11 5 1 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3320 2770
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 13 E 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 43160 22160
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 44 Gen Good 25 Fair 31 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 47 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 30 Fair
Max LVORI Early 10 9 8 9
Max LVORI Late 10 3 10 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and
variable wind.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.