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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather persists through at least next Tuesday, with
MinRH values in the 30-40% range each day. With high pressure 
dominating the weather pattern, winds will remain light through 
Tuesday. 
 
High temperatures are expected to remain in the 60s through
Monday, with a warm up into the 60s/70s starting Tuesday, and
remaining this way through the end of the week. Some clouds
and maybe a stray shower today. Next chance of a more
widespread wetting rain does not arrive until Thursday.

VAZ024-012015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
216 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           41           66           
Min/Max RH %          40           94           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2880                      2410         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  6                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    17280                     16870        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 53 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 85 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 72 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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