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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Arrival and passage of a cold front is currently leading to shower
and thunderstorm development across the area this afternoon. These
showers and thunderstorms look to continue through the remainder
of the afternoon and evening today before thunderstorm activity
looks to dissipate tonight. Thunderstorm chances decrease after
today, but showers remain possible through the end of the weekend
and into early next week.
Fire concerns remain low through next week given the daily rain
chances.
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NCZ005-220815-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
200 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip Type Tstms Showers Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 100 70 100 100
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 20 0
Min/Max Temp 55 66 55 70
Max/Min RH % 100 87 100 92
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 7 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 5 NE 5 NE 4 NE 3
Precip Amount 0.25 0.03 0.14 0.23
Precip Duration 11 5 7 12
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1740 1240
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 15 NE 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 26100 3720
Dispersion Fair Fair
Max ADI Early 30 Fair 27 Fair 28 Fair 13 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 9 Poor 31 Fair 8 Poor 9 Poor
Max LVORI Early 7 8 8 8
Max LVORI Late 8 4 8 9
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 76 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.