Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A frontal boundary will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Intermountain West and expand into the Central U.S. by early next week. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light for much of the area except in stronger 
thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged 
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ045-060815-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           20           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           40           
Min/Max Temp          69           88           69           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          63           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         SW  4        SW  5        SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         SW  7        SW  3        SW  7        
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration       0            0            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         4 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            8 PM         Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5250                      5500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 73500                     88000        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  49 Gen Good  38 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  83 Good      5 Very Poor  76 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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