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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Look for wetting rains this morning to start diminishing
this afternoon and evening. We dry out Monday into 
Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ024-112015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
228 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          60           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           58           77           
Min/Max RH %          94           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  7 G21    Lgt/Var      NW  6 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        W  3 G21     NW  6 G21    
Precip Amount         1.09         0.13         0.00         
Precip Duration       9            2                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   4 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    970                       3820         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  8                      N 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    7760                      64940        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      5 Very Poor  83 Good      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      6 Very Poor  84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Cooler.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. East winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler. Highs around 60. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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