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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected to continue with several rounds of
showers bringing some much needed rainfall. Rainfall amounts
may average around an inch or so for much of the area through
Thursday, with drier air arriving Thursday afternoon through
Saturday. Below normal temperatures and high minimum relative
humidity values linger, keeping fire concerns low.
NCZ005-222015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Rain
Chance Precip (%) 70 80 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 70 50 0
Max/Min Temp 77 58 63
Min/Max RH % 81 96 89
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NE 8 NE 9 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 5 NE 7 NE 9 G19
Precip Amount 0.19 0.23 0.21
Precip Duration 5 8 8
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2620 1910
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 2 NE 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5240 34380
Dispersion Good
Max ADI Early 9 Poor 25 Fair 25 Fair
Max ADI Late 24 Fair 13 Gen Poor 33 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 5 5
Max LVORI Late 5 5 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 46 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.