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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1232 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the
area.
Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near
100 degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont.
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30s to 40s percent range for
portions of the area today through Friday. Due to high
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until
Saturday aside from some increased NE winds near 10 mph possible
Friday for part of the Piedmont. Friday looks to see an increased
chance of showers and storms mainly across the mountains then
becoming more widespread for the weekend.
VAZ045-160830-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
1232 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 68 99 73 96
Max/Min RH % 87 36 75 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7320 8290
Transport Wnd (mph) W 2 E 5
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 14640 41450
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 21 Fair 26 Fair 24 Fair 29 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 27 Fair 2 Very Poor 43 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 3 3
Max LVORI Late 6 2 4 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 49 percent. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.