Fire Weather Forecast - Campbell County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday as 
a cold front slowly sinks south through the region. There will
continue to be quite a bit of lightning through Thursday. A drier
air mass tries to build into SE WV and parts of central VA 
Thursday, while moist air remains elsewhere. Additional chances 
for wetting rain are expected in these more humid locations 
Thursday and Friday. More widespread showers and storms are 
forecast for the weekend. Overall, there are only low fire 
weather concerns at this time given the wetting rains expected.

VAZ045-220815-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           50           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          68           85           62           76           
Max/Min RH %          100          71           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  8 G18    SW  7        SW  3        NE  7        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G17    SW  7        N  4         NE  6        
Precip Amount         0.90         0.38         0.20         0.01         
Precip Duration       6            2            3            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3810                      3220         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 15                     NE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57150                     28980        
Dispersion            Good                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      56 Gen Good  34 Fair      46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       61 Good      11 Poor      41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            8            9            5            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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