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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms today through 
this evening, generally along and north of the US 460 corridor. 
Another front crosses the area Friday, bringing gusty winds Friday 
through Saturday, and another chance for showers. 

Behind the front, for the weekend, temperatures and dew points 
plummet, with frost possible in the mountains Sunday morning. 

Dry weather and near normal temperatures return by early next week.

NCZ005-160815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            60           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          60           85           49           60           
Max/Min RH %          100          51           87           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  7         N  8 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        NW  6        N 10 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.18         0.04         
Precip Duration                                 3            2            
Precip Begin                                    8 PM         6 AM         
Precip End                                      5 AM         2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5360                      5300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 21                     N 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 112560                    127200       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Good                      
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       31 Fair      33 Fair      77 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  87 Good      28 Fair      104 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            10           4            4            
Max LVORI Late        10           1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 50 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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