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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
238 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure over the area will promote fair weather 
through early Saturday.  Clouds will be on the 
increase Saturday afternoon with an increasing chance
for wetting rain for the latter half of the weekend and
into early next week.

NCZ005-010830-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
238 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          63           88           68           84           
Max/Min RH %          91           53           97           76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5        SE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         S  4         S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.30         
Precip Duration                                              6            
Precip Begin                                                 6 AM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6820                      3320         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 17                      S 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 115940                    39840        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      51 Gen Good  63 Good      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  80 Good      9 Poor       38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 83 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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