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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cool northeasterly flow amidst cloudy skies with periods of
rain will keep conditions damp through tonight and Sunday. By
Monday, high pressure should arrive to bring dry weather for
the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting rain may not
come until the following week, which will only worsen the
ongoing drought across the Piedmont.
VAZ044-040815-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Rain None None
Chance Precip (%) 50 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 58 64 57 76
Max/Min RH % 100 96 100 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 N 3 Lgt/Var NW 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 4
Precip Amount 0.12 0.13 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 2 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 1580 4950
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 3 NW 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 4740 29700
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
Max ADI Early 23 Fair 11 Poor 4 Very Poor 33 Fair
Max ADI Late 9 Poor 7 Poor 2 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 8 10 9
Max LVORI Late 8 9 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.