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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
157 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and 
thunderstorms Sunday into Monday. Cooler air is expected again to
start the work week. 

Fire weather concerns will be limited through early next week.

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VAZ024-090815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
157 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

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          46           77           48           82           
Max/Min RH %          76           40           90           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      W  3 G17     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6 G18    Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6390                      7580         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 20                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 127800                    75800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         103 Very Good59 Gen Good  75 Good      63 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  141 Very Good2 Very Poor  114 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 40. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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