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

A frontal boundary will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Intermountain West and expand into the Central U.S. by early next week. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. 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.

NCZ005-060815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           30           20           
Min/Max Temp          68           86           69           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          64           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        SW  3        SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.02         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4840                      5250         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     SW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 58080                     78750        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  35 Fair      51 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  65 Good      5 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 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 chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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

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