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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area today with cooler 
temperatures to follow into the weekend. Fire weather concerns  
will be limited through early next week.

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NCZ005-072015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
242 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           43           70           
Min/Max RH %          71           88           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.35         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2280                      6490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 10                     SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22800                     77880        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  21 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          34 Fair      1 Very Poor  80 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the mid 40s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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