Fire Weather Forecast - Pittsylvania County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Moisture increases with low clouds arriving late tonight in 
the mountains and foothills. Wetting rains of 1 to 2 inches 
are likely in the Friday to Saturday night time frame. 
Turning colder behind the front Sunday into early next week.

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VAZ044-090915-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
118 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy       
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          41           64           56           69           
Max/Min RH %          100          76           100          78           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  4        S  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        SW  3        SW  9 G19    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.31         0.65         
Precip Duration                    2            10           12           
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1950                      3570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      S 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 17550                     60690        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  7 Poor       5 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            9            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            5            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Occasional showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 40s.
Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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