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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.
Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.
A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the
weekend.
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VAZ045-050815-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 40 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 52 82 58 79
Max/Min RH % 71 27 83 52
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 5 SW 7 S 9 G22 S 9 G22
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 SW 11 G23 S 9 G20 SW 11 G22
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
Precip Duration 1 8
Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7400 4820
Transport Wnd (mph) S 26 SW 24
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 192400 115680
Dispersion Fair Excellent
Max ADI Early 81 Good 81 Good 89 Good 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 131 Very Good17 Gen Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 4
Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Colder.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.