Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
338 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ024-082015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
338 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          91           66           92           
Min/Max RH %          52           98           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            0                         
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5650                      6170         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 17                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    96050                     55530        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  35 Fair      48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          114 Very Good2 Very Poor  69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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