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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Widespread wetting rain on Thursday, followed 
by a drier and warmer airmass through the weekend. Another chance
for precipitation comes early next week.

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VAZ024-260930-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
219 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           49           33           52           
Max/Min RH %          94           68           94           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G23     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.07         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            2                                      
Precip Begin          1 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2130                      3800         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  2                     SE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 4260                      19000        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       5 Very Poor  1 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            6            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            5            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely. Colder. Lows
in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and freezing rain. Lows
in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and freezing rain.
Warmer. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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