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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50 
percent or above areawide.

A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.

VAZ044-212015-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           80           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          85           66           84           
Min/Max RH %          60           100          67           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.06         0.61         0.10         
Precip Duration       1            6            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4140                      4480         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  6                      S  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    24840                     26880        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      6 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          28 Fair      3 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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