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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and 
thunderstorms Sunday into Monday. Cooler air is expected again to 
start the work week. 

Fire weather concerns will be limited through early next week.

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NCZ005-082045-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           48           77           
Min/Max RH %          27           89           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7050                      6520         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63450                     130400       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      67 Good      84 Good      
Max ADI Late          82 Good      3 Very Poor  119 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 59 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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