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
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday as 
a cold front slowly sinks south through the region. There will
continue to be quite a bit of lightning through Thursday. A drier
air mass tries to build into SE WV and parts of central VA 
Thursday, while moist air remains elsewhere. Additional chances 
for wetting rain are expected in these more humid locations 
Thursday and Friday. More widespread showers and storms are 
forecast for the weekend. Overall, there are only low fire 
weather concerns at this time given the wetting rains expected.

VAZ044-220815-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           60           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 60           50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          70           83           63           74           
Max/Min RH %          100          79           100          70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  9 G20    SW  8 G17    SW  3        NE  7        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8 G18    SW  7        NW  3        NE  6        
Precip Amount         0.55         0.63         0.46         0.10         
Precip Duration       3            2            5            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3360                      2910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 16                     NE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 53760                     29100        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         64 Good      42 Gen Good  26 Fair      42 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      51 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            8            8            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
76 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

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