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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Observed rainfall amounts from the passing cold front overnight
have been predominantly less than 0.10 inches of new rainfall,
with most locations only seeing 0.01 to 0.05 inches of new
rainfall. This will keep ground and fuel conditions dry today
and into the weekend. 

Warm and dry conditions are expected for both Friday and
Saturday. Winds westerly Friday and southwesterly
Saturday...gustier Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front. 

All things considered, these conditions will continue to 
support high fire danger of adverse fire behavior across the 
entire region. Fire containment for new starts will be difficult 
through Saturday. The next notable chance for any widespread
wetting rainfall comes Saturday night into Sunday with a cold
front, but amounts look very light again for most.

We cool down back to normal behind the front early next
week with a very dry airmass. Monday and Tuesday could see 
humidities in the teens. 

These aforementioned conditions will make fire containment 
increasingly difficult through Saturday and into next week. 

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NCZ005-172030-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
257 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          87           58           91           
Min/Max RH %          26           72           27           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8620                      8580         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 14                     SW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    120680                    145860       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         99 Good      74 Good      70 Good      
Max ADI Late          132 Very Good1 Very Poor  150 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 19 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 20 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows around 50. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
21 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 27 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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