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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
137 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread wetting rain continues today, followed by a drier and 
warmer airmass through the weekend. Several more chances for 
precipitation occur Sunday through Wednesday.

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VAZ045-262115-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
137 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          52           37           53           
Min/Max RH %          71           99           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.46         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1410                      3320         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  1                      E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    1410                      23240        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  2 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Much colder. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs around 40. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, freezing rain and
snow. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
61 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Warmer. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.

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