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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
321 AM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will continue to provide warm and dry weather
through Wednesday. Rain chances increase by Thursday and
unsettled weather will likely continue into early next week 
with a daily chance of showers and thunderstorms.

VAZ024-032030-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
321 AM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          84           57           86           
Min/Max RH %          41           100          45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5110                      6170         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  8                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    40880                     43190        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  34 Fair      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          49 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            3            10           
Max LVORI Late        2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
RH 53 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 59 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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