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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
153 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with near to
above normal temperatures.  The next appreciable chance 
for rainfall looks to be Sunday with additional opportunities
for rain during the first week of November.  

With respect to the next few days, looking at a day of full sun
today, with mostly cloudy conditions Wednesday. Thursday and Friday 
appear to be mostly clear with Friday being the warmest with
highs 10 degrees above normal. Some locations in the Piedmont may
near or reach 80 degrees. 

Transport winds will be from an easterly direction today and Wednesday,
then switch around to the west/southwest Thursday and Friday. 

Pending wind direction, today, Thursday and Friday should be good
burn days, with Friday being the best per the well above normal 
temperature forecast.  Persistent low clouds will interfere Wednesday.

VAZ044-280830-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
153 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           64           51           74           
Max/Min RH %          90           67           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  4         Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2520                      3460         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  6                      W  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 15120                     20760        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       11 Poor      4 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        6            4            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
RH 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 71 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.

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