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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Fairly dry for the next few days. Could see isolated
showers in the mountains Monday afternoon.
High confidence in a wetting rain arriving with a front Wednesday, 
and precipitation lasting into Thursday.


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NCZ005-040815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
221 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           78           52           81           
Max/Min RH %          82           28           79           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        SW  5        SW  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6        SW  5        SW 10 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7460                      7910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 16                     SW 25        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 119360                    197750       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         66 Good      64 Good      87 Good      107 Very Good
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  120 Very Good5 Very Poor  127 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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