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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
121 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions remain across the majority of the region through 
early next week. Minimum RH values will mainly be in the 30s and 
40s through Monday, 20s and 30s Tuesday, then increasing midweek. 
A cold front reaches the area Wednesday to bring widespread rain 
showers and scattered thunderstorms, and showers may linger into 
Thursday morning. 

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some 
record heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Cooler tempertures are
expected by the end of next week, and chances for rain linger. Overall,
fire weather concerns remain low for much of the area at this 
time.

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NCZ005-170815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
121 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          60           91           63           92           
Max/Min RH %          81           34           91           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  3        Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7620                      7810         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76200                     93720        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         79 Good      25 Fair      86 Good      56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  91 Good      2 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
72 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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