Fire Weather Forecast - Appomattox County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
256 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier and breezy conditions are expected today and Friday, with minimum RH in
the 30 to 40 percent range, but after recent wetting rainfall, 
along with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible late Friday night through
Saturday, with greater chances and higher rainfall amounts south
of the VA/NC state line. Cooler temperatures follow by Sunday
morning. Fire concerns continue to look limited through this 
coming weekend and into the beginning of next week.

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VAZ046-010815-
Appomattox-
Including the city of Appomattox
256 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           69           47           60           
Max/Min RH %          85           31           80           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  3        NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.12         
Precip Duration                                 1            5            
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6910                      4630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     N  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 96740                     13890        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         88 Good      6 Very Poor  80 Good      27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  108 Very Good5 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 26 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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