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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
316 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through tonight as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Today's 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Monday, more so across 
northwest North Carolina, as a weak disturbance passes across 
the region. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
tenth inch for most.

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NCZ005-312030-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
316 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           60           82           
Min/Max RH %          38           90           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        N  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5970                      6470         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    53730                     45290        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      73 Good      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          60 Gen Good  9 Poor       34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
30 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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