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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Rain showers and storms are possible today, along with increasing
dew points. Drier and breezy Thursday and Friday, but wetting
rainfall today, along with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.
Another round of rain will be possible on Saturday, followed by
cooler temperatures into Sunday. Fire concerns continue to look
limited through this coming weekend.
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VAZ045-292015-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
307 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 90 80 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 0
Max/Min Temp 72 48 69
Min/Max RH % 72 91 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 W 5 NW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 NW 5 NW 8 G17
Precip Amount 0.27 0.08 0.00
Precip Duration 4 1
Precip Begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 9 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2490 7460
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 W 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 42330 119360
Dispersion Fair
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 40 Fair 73 Good
Max ADI Late 46 Gen Good 9 Poor 103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 9 5 4
Max LVORI Late 4 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
32 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 26 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
33 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.