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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
Sunday night. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

NCZ005-082130-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
224 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          67           37           68           
Min/Max RH %          40           89           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3110                      4520         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 12                      NW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    37320                     58760        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          42 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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