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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the middle of next week.
Temperatures will remain near seasonal normals, with highs
in the 60s and 70s, and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH
values look to drop into the 20-30 percent range over the 
next couple of days as afternoon.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

NCZ005-230815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           69           40           66           
Max/Min RH %          85           42           81           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  4        NE  3        NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  7        Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4280                      4160         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 10                     NE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42800                     41600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       37 Fair      16 Gen Poor  44 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 38 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light and variable
wind. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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

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