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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Residual wind gusts will gradually decline today and a warming
trend will persist into Friday. A cold front will pass through
Friday night into Saturday morning and provide another chance
of showers. Significantly colder and drier air will follow the
front. Until then, no additional precipitation is expected
and wildfire concerns remain low.

NCZ005-130815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           83           59           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          51           96           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4310                      3240         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51720                     32400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           6            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum
RH 44 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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