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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
147 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Juicy airmass will keep fire concerns down, with daily
chance for storms, with highest probability of wetting
rains today and Thursday. Not much change in the forecast
into late week. May see high pressure lower chances this weekend
of rain.

VAZ045-120815-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
147 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           20           20           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          69           92           69           92           
Max/Min RH %          92           46           97           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        W  4         NW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         W  5         W  3         W  5         
Precip Amount         0.14         0.01         0.02         0.08         
Precip Duration       4            1            0            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            6 AM         Continuing   12 AM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5510                      6360         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     W  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 44080                     38160        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  50 Gen Good  23 Fair      17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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