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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.
VAZ044-282015-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 30 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 30 0
Max/Min Temp 88 65 85
Min/Max RH % 54 100 61
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NE 3 NE 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 3 Lgt/Var E 5
Precip Amount 0.13 0.15 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 3 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5160 4910
Transport Wnd (mph) N 6 E 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 30960 44190
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 12 Poor 11 Poor 37 Fair
Max ADI Late 32 Fair 2 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 7 9
Max LVORI Late 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.