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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: 5:30 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Widespread haze before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Haze then
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Areas of smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.
Areas Smoke

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Partly Cloudy

Saturday

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Showers
Likely
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely
Sunday

Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Mostly Sunny

Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 73 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 68 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

Tonight
 
Widespread haze before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Friday
 
Areas of smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for 3 Miles SW Madison Heights VA.

Weather Forecast Discussion
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FXUS61 KRNK 161800
AFDRNK

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Updated the forecast given recent guidance.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) While very warm/hot conditions prevail, areas of smoke will likely
suppress daytime high temperatures through Friday and resultant heat
indices stay below advisory criteria.

2) Scattered daily afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms
return tomorrow into midweek.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

KEY MESSAGE 1...While very warm/hot conditions prevail, areas of smoke
will likely suppress daytime high temperatures through Friday and
resultant heat indices stay below advisory criteria.

The upper ridge of high pressure has dampened, however the enhanced
moisture field stays to our south and west and the dry heat continues
today. Canadian smoke continues to likely filter out some of the sun
across the eastern CWA which should keep afternoon highs slightly lower
and resultant heat indices should stay mainly in the low 100s outside
of advisory level. Tomorrow looks to be a similar story for the east,
though as the ridge slides more eastward some moisture could creep into
the west and with daytime heating and orographic lift the mountains
could see some isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Scattered daily afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms return tomorrow into midweek.

While convective potential looks to remain primarily across the
mountains for Friday afternoon/evening, an upper shortwave and
attendant sfc boundary will approach the area for Saturday and allow
for more widespread shower and storm development. Shear parameters are
not very impressive though with the upper forcing from the wave and
healthy progged instability of 3000+ J/kg there is potential for strong
to severe development with the main threat of damaging downburst winds.
SPC currently has parts of the north and east in a Day 3 Slight Risk
with a Marginal Risk elsewhere.

The frontal boundary may stall near the south and east portions of the
area going into Sunday, which would focus the greatest chances of
precip. There may be an increased flooding threat with possible
training of storms along the boundary. The first part of the
work week looks to be supportive of general chances for daytime
showers/storms, then more organized or widespread development
could occur again Wednesday with another upper wave and sfc
front potentially traversing the area.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VFR conditions thru forecast period except morning fog potential
for LWB in the morning. Otherwise mostly clear skies with
possible haze aloft from smoke today and again Friday mainly in
the east and FEW/SCT daytime cu field near 4-6 kft. Chances for
isolated showers and storms for mountain sites just beyond the
forecast period Friday afternoon. Winds generally light varying
across the sites becoming calm overnight then increasing out of
the northeast Friday for LYH and DAN staying under 10 kts.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...

Shower and storms chances become more widespread across the
area into the weekend and early next week, with potential sub-
MVFR or conditions. Mountain valley fog/low stratus will also be
possible each morning.

Expect an easterly component to the wind Friday, with gusts
below 15 kts. A westerly wind with speeds between 6 and 12 kts
develops Saturday and Sunday, with gusts to 25 kts or so.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...None.
NC...Air Quality Alert until midnight EDT tonight for NCZ004>006.
WV...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...AB
AVIATION...AB/SH
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