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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM 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.

VAZ024-130815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
159 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           88           63           84           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           100          40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         
Precip Amount         0.12         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            5 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4730                      5640         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  9                     N 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42570                     84600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  73 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           10           7            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 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 52 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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