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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
640 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds across the mountains will remain gusty overnight with
values of 15 to 20 mph expected. Weaker speeds are expected
across the Piedmont region. Speeds and gusts will gradually
decrease throughout the day Sunday. Min RH values will remain
elevated in the mountains, but will remain lower in the 30-40
percent range this weekend across the Piedmont. 

Dry weather and a gradual warming trend expected next week. 
Winds will be light, but as temperatures return to the
50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30% range
starting Tuesday, and continuing through Friday.

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Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
640 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          28           53           27           58           
Max/Min RH %          93           45           100          40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5 G20    NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5200                      3580         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 14                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 72800                     21480        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       68 Good      4 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  78 Good      3 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 27 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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