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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

VAZ045-272015-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           40           
Max/Min Temp          89           66           88           
Min/Max RH %          53           100          58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.06         0.08         
Precip Duration                    1            1            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         2 PM         
Precip End                         4 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5390                      5530         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  8                     E  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    43120                     16590        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      33 Fair      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          51 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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