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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

NCZ005-092030-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          76           56           66           
Min/Max RH %          35           80           69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        Lgt/Var      NE  9 G22    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         
Precip Duration                                 2            
Precip Begin                                    8 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3810                      1790         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  9                     E 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34290                     23270        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      13 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      2 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 90 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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