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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
141 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Shower chances continue today with the best chance for wetting
rains in the Piedmont Thursday night. 

Cooler and drier weather should arrive later Friday and expect
dry weather to remain into next week.

NCZ005-052115-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
141 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            
Max/Min Temp          76           60           70           
Min/Max RH %          78           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.04         0.20         0.08         
Precip Duration       1            4            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End            6 PM         Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2370                      3370         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 15                     NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35550                     26960        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      5 Very Poor  12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          31 Fair      6 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
35 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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