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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
354 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions look to linger across the region through
Tuesday this week and parts of the Piedmont for Wednesday, until
a cold front brings in daily chances for showers and thunderstorms.
Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and dry conditions
areawide will lead to minimum RH values mainly falling into the
30s/40s today, and 20s/30s on Tuesday, with an increase mainly
for the mountains by Wednesday as the aforementioned cold front
arrives and advects moisture north. Overall, with winds remaining
mainly under 12 mph, the fire weather concerns look to remain low
for much of the area at this time even though conditions will be
hot and dry early this week.
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NCZ005-182045-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
354 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 93 66 93
Min/Max RH % 35 85 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 3 S 4 SW 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 SW 4 SW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7280 8220
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 14 SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 101920 123300
Dispersion Fair
Max ADI Early 56 Gen Good 84 Good 46 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 103 Very Good3 Very Poor 123 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 6 3 5
Max LVORI Late 1 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.