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Lynchburg, Virginia 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for 3 Miles SW Madison Heights VA
National Weather Service Forecast for:
3 Miles SW Madison Heights VA
Issued by: National Weather Service Blacksburg, VA |
| Updated: 8:00 pm EDT May 3, 2026 |
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Tonight
 Increasing Clouds
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Monday
 Mostly Sunny
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Monday Night
 Partly Cloudy
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Tuesday
 Mostly Sunny
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Tuesday Night
 Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers
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Wednesday
 Showers
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Wednesday Night
 Showers
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Thursday
 Showers
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Thursday Night
 Showers Likely then Mostly Clear
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| Lo 41 °F |
Hi 77 °F |
Lo 54 °F |
Hi 82 °F |
Lo 60 °F |
Hi 77 °F |
Lo 54 °F |
Hi 66 °F |
Lo 39 °F |
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Tonight
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Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. Calm wind. |
Monday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. |
Monday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph. |
Tuesday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. |
Tuesday Night
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A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. |
Wednesday
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Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 77. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
Wednesday Night
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Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Thursday
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Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%. |
Thursday Night
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Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
Friday
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Sunny, with a high near 69. |
Friday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. |
Saturday
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A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
Saturday Night
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A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
Sunday
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Sunny, with a high near 76. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for 3 Miles SW Madison Heights VA.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
454
FXUS61 KRNK 040020
AFDRNK
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
820 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
The aviation forecast has been updated. A few isolated showers
could be seen around sunrise as a weak shortwave trough moves
through the region.
Confidence continues to grow in a widespread rain and storm
event on Wednesday and Thursday.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) High confidence in showers and storms occurring for almost
the entire area Wednesday- Thursday.
2) A few showers will be possible across parts of Southeast West
Virginia and adjacent areas of Southwest Virginia late through
tomorrow morning.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...
High confidence in showers and storms occurring for almost the
entire area Wednesday-Thursday.
Broad troughing over most of the CONUS will be driven by a
strong mid-level low over Canada this week. On Wednesday a front
will be pulled through the area, bringing widespread PoPs to
southwest VA. Timing-wise, it appears the period with highest
chances will be the afternoon and evening, allowing diurnal
heating to destabilize the surface layer, increasing chances for
thunderstorms.
Another surface low with its own trailing front will adhere
closely to the southern portion of Wednesday`s front, elongating
itself zonally as it approaches us on Thursday. This will lead
to an extended period of rain over Wednesday and Thursday, with
the potential for embedded convection. Forecast rain totals for
both days are between 0.75"-1.5", with the highest amounts in
the mountains and lower amounts towards the Piedmont and central
VA.
How the rain falls will determine its impact on the drought.
High rainfall rates in strong convection will mostly run off, as
we are dry enough that water absorption rate in the ground is
reduced. A steadier, even paced rainfall will allow more of the
QPF to absorb.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
A few showers will be possible across parts of Southeast West Virginia
and adjacent areas of Southwest Virginia late through tomorrow morning.
Expect mostly mid- and high-level cloudiness to increase from
west to east overnight as a weak shortwave trough traverses the
region. The thickest cloud cover should remain along and north
of the US-460 corridor, closer to the disturbance`s center. A
few showers could be seen with the passage of the disturbance
west of the Blue Ridge, which could eek out a hundredth of an
inch (or two), but most places will remain dry thanks to high
pressure near the surface.
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.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Mainly mid- and high level clouds should increase from W to E
this evening, as a shortwave trough moves across the region. A
few lower CIGs could be seen, especially IVOF KLWB, but even in
this region, no flight restrictions are expected. As such,
flight categories should remain VFR through 05/0000 UTC.
Generally L/V winds overnight should become SW and increase to
at least 10 kts after 04/1800 UTC at most terminals. There are
indications that higher gusts (approaching 15-20 kts.) could be
seen, but my confidence was not high enough to put these values
in the 04/0000 UTC TAF package at this time.
OUTLOOK MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
Monday night-Tuesday: ISOLD -SHRA/TSRA could be seen, especially
Monday afternoon/evening. Outside of convection, no restrictions
expected.
Wednesday-Thursday: Restrictions possible from SHRA/TSRA as a
storm system impacts the area.
Friday: CIGs/VSBYs improve after the passage of a cold front.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...None.
NC...None.
WV...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...DB/VFJ
AVIATION...DB
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