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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent through
Friday for the eastern Piedmont. There is a small chance of
precipitation
this afternoon but better chances of showers and
thunderstorms will be this weekend.

NCZ005-010815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
230 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          71           96           73           98           
Max/Min RH %          88           38           84           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7890                      7630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  6                     W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 47340                     38150        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      47 Gen Good  27 Fair      41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  69 Good      1 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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