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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increased fire danger through this evening due to a 
combination of low RH values and gusty southerly winds.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend. Fire weather concerns become limited through early
next week.

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VAZ045-060815-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            70           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           20           
Min/Max Temp          57           78           54           66           
Max/Min RH %          87           53           100          69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  9 G23     S 10 G22     SW  6 G18    N  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9 G21     SW 11 G23    W  3         NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.18         0.20         0.25         
Precip Duration                    3            10           11           
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3610                      2790         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 18                     E  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64980                     5580         
Dispersion            Excellent                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         113 Very Good40 Fair      36 Fair      24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          16 Gen Poor  62 Good      6 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            4            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 33 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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