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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Should have more clouds today and cooler temperatures but humidity
stays elevated. Shower chances increase into early next week
with wetting rains likely for most of the area.

NCZ005-192015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
309 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           66           86           
Min/Max RH %          63           97           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        E  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                                      
Precip Begin          9 AM                                   
Precip End            12 PM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3280                      5460         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    32800                     38220        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      29 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      2 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
85 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
97 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 81 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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