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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
444 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Periods of rain this weekend, otherwise looking at another
dry week from October 5-10. 

Forecast rainfall this weekend 0.25 to 0.75. 

Seasonally cool air arrives today and persists through next
week...no more 85 to 90 degree weather.

VAZ045-032015-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
444 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           55           67           
Min/Max RH %          80           100          94           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  9 G18    NE  5        NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  8        NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.24         0.14         0.20         
Precip Duration       6            4            5            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1790                      1390         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 16                     N  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28640                     2780         
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      17 Gen Poor  10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      9 Poor       9 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       5            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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