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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this
weekend, rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving 
front that looks to stall over the region. We cool down with the 
front into next week. Overall, there are currently no fire weather
concerns at this time.

NCZ005-012015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
232 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           59           90           
Min/Max RH %          38           90           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5720                      6790         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 10                     SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    57200                     108640       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      27 Fair      57 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          65 Good      2 Very Poor  117 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 92 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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