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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today. While
not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely humid airmass 
will continue to remain across the region. While drier air is
expected to move into the region behind the cold front passage
today, the minimum RH values during the afternoon hours will still
remain above 40% areawide. With values this high, there are no
fire weather concerns at this time. Additional chances for 
showers and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

NCZ005-172015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           40           0            
Max/Min Temp          95           70           91           
Min/Max RH %          45           98           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         Lgt/Var      N  3         
Precip Amount         0.07         0.09         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1                         
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6170                      7670         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 10                     N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    61700                     53690        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         57 Gen Good  21 Fair      47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          79 Good      1 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        1            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Light and
variable wind. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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