Fire Weather Forecast - Rockingham County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
238 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and dry conditions 
areawide will lead to minimum RH values mainly falling into the 
20s/30s on today, with an increase mainly for the mountains by 
Wednesday as a cold front arrives and advects 
moisture north. Overall, with winds remaining mainly under 12 
mph, the fire weather concerns look to remain low for much of the
area at this time even though conditions will be hot and dry
early this week. Several days of rainfall look to occur across the
region starting Wednesday, which will be beneficial for the area.
Depending on the amount of rainfall over this period, drought
conditions may improve slightly, reducing the overall fire
weather threat across the area as we head into summer. 


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NCZ005-192015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
238 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          94           66           94           
Min/Max RH %          30           79           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        S  4         SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        SW  3        SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                 0            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7770                      10320        
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 15                     SW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    116550                    134160       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  87 Good      39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          118 Very Good4 Very Poor  120 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum
RH 72 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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