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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front stalls over parts of VA and NC tonight, then lifts
north tomorrow and tomorrow night back through the area. While
this front is in the vicinity, showers and thunderstorms are
expected into Sunday. There are currently no fire weather
concerns. Drier weather is expected Monday through Wednesday.
VAZ044-120830-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 60 70 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 50 50 20
Min/Max Temp 68 86 68 88
Max/Min RH % 100 67 100 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 3 Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.07 0.10 0.30 0.01
Precip Duration 1 3 6 0
Precip Begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End 2 AM Continuing 5 AM 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3120 5050
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 8 NW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 24960 35350
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 18 Gen Poor 4 Very Poor 33 Fair
Max ADI Late 9 Poor 21 Fair 2 Very Poor 45 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 8 10 10
Max LVORI Late 7 4 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 43 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.