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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
258 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with near to
above normal temperatures.  The next appreciable chance 
for rainfall looks to be Sunday with additional opportunities
for rain during the first week of November.  

With respect to the next few days, looking at a day of full sun
today, with mostly cloudy conditions Wednesday. Thursday and Friday 
appear to be mostly clear with Friday being the warmest with
highs 10 degrees above normal. 

Transport winds will be from an easterly direction today and Wednesday,
then switch around to the west Thursday and Friday. 

Pending wind direction, today, Thursday and Friday should be good 
burn days, with Friday being the best per the well above normal 
temperature forecast.  Clouds will interfere Wednesday.

VAZ045-272030-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
258 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           43           69           
Min/Max RH %          41           100          54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         NE  3        NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4250                      3720         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  8                      E  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34000                     18600        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      8 Poor       9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          43 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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