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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet, dry weather expected into late next week. Dry airmass
in place this weekend will start to see a gradual increase
in dewpoints the middle of next week. Wetting rain chances
will likely not return til next weekend.

VAZ024-270815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
212 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           74           53           75           
Max/Min RH %          96           38           90           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  5         NW  5        NW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        NW  9 G19    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4340                      4800         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 104160                    38400        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      52 Gen Good  44 Gen Good  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  90 Good      6 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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