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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

NCZ005-160815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           30           20           20           
Min/Max Temp          71           92           73           95           
Max/Min RH %          100          57           91           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.11         0.07         0.06         0.03         
Precip Duration       2            1            1            0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            6 AM         Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5340                      6200         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42720                     62000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  37 Fair      48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  70 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           5            6            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
45 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West 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 a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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