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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF
WV AND VA...
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today. While
not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely humid airmass
will continue to remain across the region. While drier air is
expected to move into the region behind the cold front passage
today, the minimum RH values during the afternoon hours will still
remain above 40% areawide. With values this high, there are no
fire weather concerns at this time. Additional chances for
showers and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.
VAZ034-172015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 40 0
Max/Min Temp 93 68 90
Min/Max RH % 47 99 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 6 G17 W 3 NW 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 6 NW 3 NW 4
Precip Amount 0.04 0.06 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 3 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 1 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5470 6360
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 14 NW 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 76580 38160
Dispersion Poor
Max ADI Early 70 Good 13 Gen Poor 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 96 Good 2 Very Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 7
Max LVORI Late 2 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.