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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected to continue with several rounds of
showers bringing some much needed rainfall. Rainfall amounts
may average around an inch or so for much of the area through 
Thursday, with drier air arriving Thursday afternoon through 
Saturday. Below normal temperatures and high minimum relative 
humidity values linger, keeping fire concerns low.

NCZ005-222015-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          77           58           63           
Min/Max RH %          81           96           89           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  8        NE  9 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        NE  7        NE  9 G19    
Precip Amount         0.19         0.23         0.21         
Precip Duration       5            8            8            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2620                      1910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  2                     NE 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    5240                      34380        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       25 Fair      25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          24 Fair      13 Gen Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            5            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 46 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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