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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
416 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Passage of a warm front this afternoon will trigger widespread 
showers and widely scattered thunderstorms, with more organized 
coverage forecast to occur across the Piedmont. Much of the lower 
Mid-Atlantic will receive wetting rainfall, though amounts will 
remain below 0.25" for most. Otherwise, widespread cloud cover 
will help hold afternoon relative humidity above 60 percent area-
wide. Drier weather will arrive on Sunday, and is forecast to 
persist through at least Wednesday.

VAZ024-122030-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
416 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          80           66           86           
Min/Max RH %          76           99           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.28         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            6                         
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   5 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2500                      5640         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  8                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    20000                     73320        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      16 Gen Poor  34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           10           9            
Max LVORI Late        4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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