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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Mainly dry conditions are expected today with temperatures 10  
to 15 degrees above normal. Afternoon humidity minimums will 
continue to favor readings between 20 and 30 percent over the
Piedmont with a general improvement to 30 percent or higher
tomorrow. The next wetting rain looks to come tomorrow and 
tomorrow night, with wind gusts increasing and WSW winds 
becoming more NNE by Sunday.

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VAZ024-250815-
Rockbridge-
Including the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista
221 PM EDT Fri Apr 24 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           90           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          53           79           48           65           
Max/Min RH %          81           43           99           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  5 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         NE  3        NE  6 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.17         0.35         0.15         
Precip Duration                    4            11           3            
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6360                      3680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      NE 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 89040                     62560        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  49 Gen Good  19 Gen Poor  40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  77 Good      3 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 38 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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