Fire Weather Forecast - Rockbridge County, VA

News Headlines

Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Rockbridge County

FNUS51 KRNK 121812
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Residual wind gusts will gradually decline today and a warming
trend will persist into Friday. A cold front will pass through
Friday night into Saturday morning and provide another chance
of showers. Significantly colder and drier air will follow the
front. Until then, no additional precipitation is expected
and wildfire concerns remain low.

VAZ024-130815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           83           57           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          53           98           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4370                      3400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 69920                     54400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       12 Poor      16 Gen Poor  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  82 Good      4 Very Poor  62 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 86 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the mid
40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

Radar