Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ044-072015-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
240 AM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           40           
Max/Min Temp          89           70           90           
Min/Max RH %          57           96           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        SW  4        SW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7        SW  3        SW  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.03         
Precip Duration       0            0            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5270                      6650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    68510                     93100        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      65 Good      56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          68 Good      3 Very Poor  95 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
46 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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