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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rain across the mountains this morning.
Quiet, dry, and seasonable conditions are expected to continue this 
afternoon through Wednesday, thanks to high pressure in place across 
the area. 
MinRh values will be near 40% on this afternoon and to over 50% by Tuesday, 
despite temperatures rising to well above normal. Winds are expected 
to remain light each day, increasing by Wednesday out of the southeast, 
gusting up to 20 mph in the mountains. 

Although rainfall amounts with the mid to late week system are 
trending downward, the entire area is still expected to receive a 
wetting rainfall, particularly along/west of the Blue Ridge.

VAZ045-022115-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           40           73           
Min/Max RH %          42           100          50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2160                      3400         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  2                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    4320                      23800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       1 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       1 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Warmer. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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