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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Increased clouds will 
maintain slightly higher minimum relative humidity compared to 
the previous couple days, with minimum RH holding at 40 percent 
or above areawide. Surface winds will gust in the 10 to 15 mph 
range this afternoon from the west. 

A potential remains for heavy rain and localized flash flooding 
to occur across the Piedmont on Friday, more so east of a line 
extending from Yadkinville, NC to the City of Lynchburg. 
Scattered rounds of wetting rainfall will continue on Saturday 
before drier air returns on Sunday.

NCZ005-202015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           
Max/Min Temp          94           68           84           
Min/Max RH %          42           98           67           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.10         0.22         
Precip Duration       0            3            2            
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7240                      4430         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      NE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    94120                     31010        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         78 Good      37 Fair      22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          109 Very Good4 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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