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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
223 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING...
...STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
through early Tuesday with rain amounts of 0.25 to one inch.
Main hazards in addition to lightning are damaging wind gusts
and localized flash flooding. Front responsible for the 
unsettled weather will move east of the region Tuesday 
afternoon followed by clearing Tuesday night and Wednesday.
A chance for showers and storms will return later in the week.

NCZ005-230830-
Rockingham-
Including the city of Eden
223 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          67           86           61           87           
Max/Min RH %          99           46           80           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  3         NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.20         0.28         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            2                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM                                   
Precip End            6 AM         4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5510                      7370         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     NW  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 110200                    14740        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         51 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  122 Very Good53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  120 Very Good4 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
39 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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