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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue later today 
as a cold front heads southeastward. While coverage of storms 
may lessen on Monday, another cold front should bring greater 
chances by Tuesday into Wednesday. Drier and cooler air will 
arrive on Thursday and last through the rest of this workweek.

VAZ024-192015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
225 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          89           64           85           
Min/Max RH %          52           92           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.03         0.03         0.03         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          11 AM        8 PM         6 AM         
Precip End            5 PM         4 AM         3 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5380                      6050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  9                      SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48420                     42350        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  28 Fair      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          55 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 52 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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