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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50 
percent or above areawide.

A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.

VAZ045-212015-
Campbell-
Including the city of Lynchburg
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           
Max/Min Temp          85           65           84           
Min/Max RH %          56           100          68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  6        E  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.42         0.09         
Precip Duration                    7            2            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4530                      3980         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  5                      S  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22650                     23880        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      10 Poor      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      2 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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