Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

NCZ005-080815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          70           90           70           92           
Max/Min RH %          98           53           97           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        SW  4        SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    0                                      
Precip Begin                       2 PM                                   
Precip End                         6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5820                      6550         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69840                     32750        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  54 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  75 Good      2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            9            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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