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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm humid conditions expected for the remainder
of the week with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

NCZ005-090815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
253 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           0            30           30           
Min/Max Temp          68           91           68           92           
Max/Min RH %          100          46           97           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.11         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                         0            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM                      6 PM         2 PM         
Precip End            3 AM                      8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6860                      6890         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96040                     96460        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      60 Gen Good  84 Good      62 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  126 Very Good2 Very Poor  80 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            1            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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