Fire Weather Forecast - Rockingham County, NC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
116 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. The
front stalls across the region Thursday, and more showers and
storms will develop in the vicinity of the front again during the
afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm chances decrease after
Thursday, but showers remain possible through the end of the week
and into the weekend.

Forecast rainfall amounts through Friday range from half an inch
to an inch, which will be beneficial for the area, and may lead 
to some improvements in the ongoing dryness, and thus could reduce
the overall fire weather threat across the area heading into the 
warmer months. 

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NCZ005-210830-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
116 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           90           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            70           70           20           
Min/Max Temp          67           86           57           66           
Max/Min RH %          83           48           100          87           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5         Lgt/Var      NE  7        NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        NE  5        NE  4        NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.26         0.39         0.04         
Precip Duration                    2            10           7            
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5650                      1770         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 13                      NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 73450                     23010        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         101 Very Good41 Gen Good  28 Fair      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  8 Poor       29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            5            8            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 89 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 75 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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