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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

After today, and extended period of dry weather into
next week is expected. In the short term, fire concerns
are low. However, warming temperatures next week, along
with RH values into the low 40 to mid 30 percent range
could allow for favorable burning by mid-week.

NCZ005-250815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           76           47           81           
Max/Min RH %          92           31           75           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  6 G17    N  6         Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         N  7         Lgt/Var      N  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4320                      5780         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 16                      NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69120                     80920        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      54 Gen Good  30 Fair      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  68 Good      2 Very Poor  88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and
variable wind. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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