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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry high pressure will be over the area into early next week.
This will result in an extended period of warming and drying
with little or no rain. A weak frontal passage Saturday morning  
may brings some isolated showers.

Weak fronts may tease the area again next week, but overall 
chances for rain look minimal for the next 8-14 days. In general
expecting mainly dry conditions with afternoon humidity 
minimums ranging from 25-35%. Some of the south facing slopes 
may test 20%.

Temperatures are expected to climb well above normal next week.
This will increase the risk of large, hard to control 
wildfires, heightened by summer-like heat and low humidity.
Furthermore, the heat will create an unstable atmosphere,
leading to gusty afternoon winds that can cause any new fire
starts to spread rapidly. 

All things considered, after this weekend, we will likely enter
a multi-day stretch where prescribe fire will be discouraged in
lieu of resources being needed for wildfire suppression.

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VAZ024-110815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
248 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           78           46           76           
Max/Min RH %          82           27           73           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6810                      4650         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  5                     S 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34050                     69750        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         73 Good      93 Good      16 Gen Poor  35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  99 Good      2 Very Poor  80 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper
80s. Minimum RH 28 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 27 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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