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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front track southeast through the area into the weekend.
Expect a decent coverage of showers and storms Saturday, and more
scattered this afternoon and again Sunday. High pressure builds 
and heat and humidity will increase towards the middle of 
next week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

NCZ005-270830-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           50           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           30           
Min/Max Temp          69           90           69           91           
Max/Min RH %          98           47           96           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.03         0.12         0.09         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         6 AM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   12 AM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6270                      5760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 81510                     46080        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  36 Fair      56 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  75 Good      2 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            8            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 26 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
around 101. Minimum RH 27 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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