Lynchburg, Virginia 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Flood Watch has been cancelled.

A few remaining heavy downpours and isolated storms through the
afternoon.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Gradual clearing today with dry conditions expected to
persist through at least Thursday. Increasing thunderstorm
chances again by the weekend and into early next week, along
with hot and humid conditions.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1: Gradual clearing today with dry conditions expected to
persist through at least Thursday. Increasing thunderstorm
chances again by the weekend and into early next week, along
with hot and humid conditions.

A cold front is currently working its way across the forecast
area this afternoon. A few thunderstorms and heavier downpours
will continue along this front for a few more hours, eventually
moving east and out of the area by early evening. Behind the
front, skies will gradually clear and a drier airmass featuring
less humid conditions will follow. This drier airmass will
remain in place through at least Thursday. Lows on Wednesday
morning will feel a little chilly...mountains fall into the
upper 40s/low 50s and mid 50s east of the mountains.

Upper ridging will build by late week and into early next week
as the pattern begins to flip towards above normal temperatures.
Along with this warming pattern comes a chance of daily
afternoon/evening storms beginning as early as Friday. Heat will
build each day, with the potential for upper 80s to upper 90s
by Mon/Tue. The ridge will likely continue to intensify through
much of next week, so expect hot and humid conditions to
persist.

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.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR flight conditions are slowly returning, with Piedmont terminals
already there, and BCB/BLF/LWB mostly in MVFR as rain is now pushing
off to the east of the area. Residual light scattered showers will
continue through mid-afternoon, with DAN possibly seeing a stray
thunderstorm. Cigs return to VFR at all terminals by late-afternoon,
with rain clearing out early this evening. Wind is beginning to
increase, as it shifts to the northwest behind the front. Winds will
be around 10-15 knots, gusting to 20-25 knots west of the Blue
Ridge, and gust to 15-20 knots for the Piedmont. For tonight, skies
clear out and winds reduce after sunset, becoming light overnight.
Patchy fog will be possible for BCB/BLF, with patchy dense fog for
LWB, with VSBY down to as low as a quarter mile between 06-12z
Wednesday.

Confidence in the above forecast is moderate.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...

VFR will continue across all terminals through Thursday as high
pressure dominates the weather pattern. Morning valley and river fog
will be possible each morning, lowering VSBY at times. Next chance
of rain moves in Friday, with scattered summertime afternoon
thunderstorms possible, continuing each day through the weekend. Any
storms would bring sub-VFR if impacting a terminal.

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.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...None.
NC...None.
WV...None.

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DISCUSSION...BMG
AVIATION...JCB