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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, expect scattered
to numerous wetting showers and scattered thunderstorms
with localized heavy rainfall.

Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the weekend, though
recent rainfall will continue to keep any fire danger threat low.

Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts of 15-20 mph possible. 

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NCZ005-270815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           50           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           40           
Min/Max Temp          66           82           62           82           
Max/Min RH %          100          63           97           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  5        SW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  6        Lgt/Var      N  4         
Precip Amount         0.11         0.02         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            3 AM         Continuing   1 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3710                      4400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     NE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51940                     39600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      32 Fair      49 Gen Good  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       63 Good      2 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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