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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will gradually warm each day through the weekend.
 
Somewhat favorable weather expected for prescribed burns,
but drying may be limited by cloud cover from passing upper 
level disturbances. 

Some mountain showers possible on Friday afternoon, but not
expected to be widespread. Another front approaches on Monday
which could bring another round of light rain into the region.


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VAZ045-200815-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
221 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          36           70           49           76           
Max/Min RH %          93           34           91           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  8 G17    SW  5        W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1                         
Precip Begin                                    7 PM                      
Precip End                                      2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4930                      5140         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 23                     SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 113390                    15420        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  59 Gen Good  23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  97 Good      13 Gen Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            2            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum RH 36 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Not as warm.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
28 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the upper 50s. Minimum RH 27 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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