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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers will increase in coverage through this afternoon, and
some strong to severe storms are possible today. Drier and breezy
conditions are expected Thursday and Friday, with minimum RH's in
the 30 to 40% range, but after the wetting rainfall today, along 
with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible late Friday night through
Saturday, with greater chances and higher rainfall amounts south
of the VA/NC state line. Cooler temperatures follow by Sunday
morning. Fire concerns continue to look limited through this 
coming weekend and into the beginning of next week.

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VAZ045-300815-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           71           39           70           
Max/Min RH %          96           33           81           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        NW  6        NW  6        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         NW  8 G17    Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            9 PM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7300                      7520         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     SW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 94900                     97760        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      92 Good      67 Good      13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       91 Good      4 Very Poor  99 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 27 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows around 50. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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