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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
233 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures and heat index values increase next week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent Monday through
Friday
for the eastern Piedmont. Not much rain, if any, is expected
until
the middle of next week.
VAZ034-310845-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
233 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 68 94 70 96
Max/Min RH % 91 42 86 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7660 6940
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 5 W 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 38300 62460
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 26 Fair 59 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 77 Good
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 75 Good 2 Very Poor 88 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 7 3 5
Max LVORI Late 7 1 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.