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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms this afternoon...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected this afternoon
into tonight. A strong cold front will cross the area 
preceded by gusty surface winds and very warm temperatures.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible 
with damaging winds the main threat.

Winds will be gusting to 20 to 35 mph before the storms.
Wetting rains will occur for most but not everyone, and
some may receive an inch or more if multiple storms move
over. Drying out Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

NCZ005-182030-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          94           67           87           
Min/Max RH %          44           96           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 11 G23    SW  9 G20    SW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 12 G24    SW  6        NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.05         0.15         0.09         
Precip Duration       1            7            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6840                      8160         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 28                     NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    191520                    114240       
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         102 Very Good71 Good      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          125 Very Good12 Poor      111 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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

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