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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front should slowly drift southeastward during this
weekend, which will serve as a focus for more chances of showers
and thunderstorms. High pressure will build later on Monday to 
bring lower chances of storms. Hot and humid conditions should 
arrive by the middle of next week. Fire weather concerns will 
remain low.

VAZ024-272015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          81           64           86           
Min/Max RH %          70           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.14         0.10         0.11         
Precip Duration       4            2            2            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   11 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2870                      3950         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     NW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    37310                     23700        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      20 Gen Poor  22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          41 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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