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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Slightly drier air moves in briefly, with MinRH values 
around 30% this afternoon, with temperatures warming into the mid/upper
80s to low 90s. Winds turn to the northwest and become light and variable. 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind flow sets up, 
with gusts of 20+ mph expected. Moisture and temperatures increase 
once again, with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into 
the area. Storms could be severe.

NCZ005-132015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          92           68           96           
Min/Max RH %          38           86           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.10         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7570                      8000         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  1                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    7570                      128000       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      17 Gen Poor  64 Good      
Max ADI Late          29 Fair      2 Very Poor  78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and
a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
35 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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