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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
311 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Other than perhaps some showers and storms Monday and Tuesday, dry 
weather is expected across the region at least until next weekend.
Temperatures will be near or slightly cooler than normal through 
mid-week, before trending a little milder by the end of the week.

Minimum relative humidities today will be 20 to 30 percent for
portions of the Piedmont and the Virginia Highlands, but winds
will be relatively light. Otherwise, expect minimum RH values 
between 30 and 50 percent Sunday through Tuesday, trending down in 
the Piedmont again by Wednesday.

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VAZ024-302015-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
311 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           45           76           
Min/Max RH %          38           83           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  4 G17    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6140                      5050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 12                      SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    73680                     30300        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         74 Good      36 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          90 Good      2 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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