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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
258 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Periods of rain, with the potential for isolated thunderstorms, will 
persist across the lower Mid-Atlantic beginning this morning through 
late Saturday evening as a cold front arrives and stalls across the 
region. Wetting rainfall totals through Saturday night will range 
generally from 0.75" to 1.25", with locally higher amounts. Minimum 
RH values will hold above 70 percent for today and Saturday under 
widespread cloud cover. 

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VAZ044-092130-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
258 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           55           67           
Min/Max RH %          79           100          77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  4        S  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7        Lgt/Var      S  8 G17     
Precip Amount         0.03         0.17         0.57         
Precip Duration       3            6            12           
Precip Begin          7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2120                      3120         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 10                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    21200                     31200        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      5 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          20 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       9            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        5            10           6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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