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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
259 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting showers mainly east of the mountains today. Front shifts
east and slightly cooler and less humid air will move into the region by 
Thursday. No rain is expected over the 4th of July weekend, but 
it looks like the typical summertime daily afternoon 
thunderstorm pattern returns for next week.

VAZ024-022015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
259 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          85           61           88           
Min/Max RH %          63           100          44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.26         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            0                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4410                      6530         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  8                      NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35280                     52240        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  14 Gen Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          53 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  64 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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