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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon fall into
the upper 30 to lower 40 percent range east of the mountains, and
mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains. 
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions 
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant
upper
level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this time.

NCZ005-142015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
245 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          89           59           86           
Min/Max RH %          46           75           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NE  4        NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6340                      5150         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 10                      E  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63400                     15450        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         78 Good      40 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          90 Good      6 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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