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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

An arctic front looks to push through the region starting 
this afternoon and evening across the area. This will bring 
rain showers initially primarily for mountain locations as it 
is expected to fade the further east it travels. This will lead
to western facing and upslope counties likely seeing up to a quarter
inch of new precipitation associated with this front. These totals
quickly drop off, with likely only a few hundredths forecast for areas
along and west of the I-81 corridor. Areas east of I-81 will likely 
not see any accumulations. Temperatures will remain below average behind
the passage of the cold front areawide, with another chance of snow
mainly in the mountains to occur over the weekend. Temperatures are 
expected to stay below normal through at least the middle of next week. 

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VAZ024-142130-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
206 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          52           18           30           
Min/Max RH %          52           80           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5 G24     NW  9 G33    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        NW  8 G33    NW  9 G27    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1                         
Precip Begin                       6 PM                      
Precip End                         10 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3810                      5450         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     NW 30        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34290                     163500       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       10 Poor      97 Good      
Max ADI Late          24 Fair      36 Fair      118 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            1            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 30 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Colder. Lows
around 20. Highs around 30. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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