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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening and
again Friday and Saturday, with damaging winds and lightning being
the greatest threats, though isolated hail and heavy rain are also
possible. A frontal passage will bring drier weather and lower 
temperatures for early next week, before the heat rebuilds over 
the region towards the middle of next week.

NCZ005-040815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           20           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          74           97           73           95           
Max/Min RH %          81           38           87           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        W  4         Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.10         
Precip Duration                    0            1            3            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8230                      6830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  8                      NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65840                     68300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  32 Fair      31 Fair      89 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  76 Good      2 Very Poor  96 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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