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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
121 PM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions will continue for the remainder of today, but
wind gusts should stay around 15 to 20 mph. Those wind gusts
should increase to 30 mph by Wednesday as a frontal boundary
passes to the north. Relative humidities will fall towards 20
to 25 percent across North Carolina, and any rain chances from
the aforementioned frontal boundary should stay along and north
of Route 460. Therefore, enhanced fire danger is likely for
North Carolina on Wednesday, and a statement will be issued
accordingly. A statement may also need to be considered for
parts of Virginia, but there will be a cutoff somewhere along
and north of Route 460 where the relative humidity may fail to
drop below 40 percent due to passing clouds and the chance of
isolated showers or thunderstorms. Afterward, above normal
temperatures and dry conditions should continue for the rest of
this week, and the next chance of widespread wetting rainfall
may not come until this weekend or into early next week.
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VAZ044-220815-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
121 PM EDT Tue Apr 21 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 46 84 50 85
Max/Min RH % 62 24 73 27
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 SW 7 G17 NW 5 W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 W 9 G19 Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9510 9200
Transport Wnd (mph) W 21 W 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 199710 92000
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
Max ADI Early 54 Gen Good 103 Very Good51 Gen Good 98 Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 121 Very Good2 Very Poor 111 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 3
Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
23 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Cooler. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.