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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

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

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VAZ045-062030-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           100          90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          78           54           61           
Min/Max RH %          58           100          72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 10 G23     SW  7 G17    NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 12 G23    Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.28         0.11         
Precip Duration       4            8            5            
Precip Begin          7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   4 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5010                      2540         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 24                     W  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    120240                    2540         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      40 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          73 Good      7 Poor       32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

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

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