Lynchburg, Virginia 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS61 KRNK 241726
AFDRNK

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
126 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Aviation Updated.

No significant changes to the forecast, with mostly dry weather
expected until Friday as another front pushes into the region.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Next best chance of widespread rain is Friday into Friday
night.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1: Next best chance of widespread rain is Friday
into Friday night.

The air begins to shift on Thursday as a subtle shortwave
ripples through the region, ushering in a brief window of
warmth. Temperatures climb with ease, reaching the upper 60s and
even hitting the high 70s in some spots. Despite the warming
trend, the atmosphere remains stubbornly stable, acting as a lid
that keeps any threat of severe weather at bay. As the day
fades, a steady zonal flow takes hold, clearing the path for a
cold front that begins its slow, deliberate march across the
landscape on Friday.

This approaching front proves to be picky with its moisture,
focusing the most reliable rainfall over the rugged terrain of
southeast West Virginia. For the rest of the region, the
prospects of rain begin to dry up as a downslope westerly wind
catches the line of storms, effectively scattering them before
they can take hold. A stark thermal divide marks the afternoon,
where the mountains huddle in the 60s while the Piedmont basks
in the low 80s. The transition is completed by the weekend as a
more seasonable air mass settles in, finally pulling the mercury
back down toward normal with crisp lows in the 40s and 50s.

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.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR conditions are expected to prevail at all terminals through
the TAF period. Winds will generally remain light and variable
through the period possible becoming southeast Wednesday
morning. There are no Aviation concerns at this time.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...

VFR are expected to remain the dominant rule into Thursday
morning as high pressure maintains its grip on the region.
However, this period of clear skies will begin to deteriorate by
Thursday afternoon as an approaching system pushes light rain
showers into the mountains, likely bringing the first wave of
sub-VFR restrictions to the higher elevations. This trend will
continue into Friday as a cold front treks across the area,
providing a second opportunity for lowered ceilings and
visibilities as the frontal boundary interacts with the regional
terrain. The weekend looks VFR with cool and dry conditions

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

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DISCUSSION...RCS
AVIATION...RCS