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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
303 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon are expected to fall
into the upper 30s to lower 40s percent range east of the mountains,
and mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains.
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant
upper level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this
time.
Overall, there are no fire weather concerns at this time;
however,
continued dry and hot conditions may increase concerns without a
substantial wetting rain over the coming weeks.
VAZ044-152015-
Pittsylvania-
Including the city of Danville
303 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 84 56 88
Min/Max RH % 41 98 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 3 Lgt/Var SE 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4660 4610
Transport Wnd (mph) E 3 SE 2
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 13980 9220
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 22 Fair 22 Fair 15 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 19 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 14 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 3 3 8
Max LVORI Late 2 8 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.