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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected Sunday through Wednesday with
scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Storms Monday and Tuesday
may result in localized heavy rain.  Total rain amounts of 
0.50 to 1.50 are expected with cloud cover, wetting precipitation,
and cooler temperatures during the week mitigating fire 
concerns.

VAZ024-200830-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           30           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           30           20           
Min/Max Temp          63           86           63           79           
Max/Min RH %          99           56           100          71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.02         0.24         
Precip Duration                    1            0            4            
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3820                      2220         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  8                      NE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 30560                     22200        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  22 Fair      10 Poor      21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  29 Fair      2 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            10           10           
Max LVORI Late        8            3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 92 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 96 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 93 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 62 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 55 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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