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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
Sunday night. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

VAZ045-082130-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
224 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           36           66           
Min/Max RH %          40           89           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         SW  5        W  7 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6        W  5         NW  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3080                      4420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    40040                     75140        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      5 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max ADI Late          44 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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