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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cool northeasterly flow amidst cloudy skies with periods of 
rain will keep conditions damp through tonight and Sunday. By 
Monday, high pressure should arrive to bring dry weather for 
the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting rain may not 
come until the following week, which will only worsen the 
ongoing drought across the Piedmont.

VAZ024-040815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          54           64           51           73           
Max/Min RH %          99           90           100          43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.10         0.12         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   3 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1520                      4700         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  2                      NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 3040                      37600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       6 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            10           10           
Max LVORI Late        9            9            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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