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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.DISCUSSION...
No precipitation and a trend towards milder conditions
is expected through Friday. For this weekend and early
next week, rainfall will increase in coverage as the
area is impacted by a two cold fronts and potentially
taps some tropical moisture.
VAZ044-300815-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 58 85 59 90
Max/Min RH % 100 36 90 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 4 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5870 6500
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 6 SW 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 35220 65000
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 3 Very Poor 23 Fair 17 Gen Poor 49 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 39 Fair 1 Very Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 10 4 6
Max LVORI Late 10 1 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.