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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air remains in place this afternoon with MinRH values around 35-
50%. Winds will remain light and variable, with no rain expected 
through late Wednesday. Winds shift to the south tomorrow, 
allowing moisture to increase, with MinRH values rising to 45-60%, 
further increasing on Thursday and into the weekend. Showers and 
storms will be expected each afternoon, with isolated chances on 
Wednesday, increasing to widespread by Thursday.

NCZ005-260815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
126 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           50           
Min/Max Temp          58           87           66           86           
Max/Min RH %          83           51           97           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.09         
Precip Duration                                 1            2            
Precip Begin                                    10 PM        7 AM         
Precip End                                      6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6110                      3980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42770                     31840        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  29 Fair      34 Fair      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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