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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will return on Thursday, resulting in
rounds of wetting rainfall. The convection should be scattered
Thursday, with signals that heavy rain will occur from the foot-
hills of North Carolina through the Southside of Virginia on
Friday evening. Scattered wetting rainfall will continue on
Saturday before drier air returns on Sunday.
Minimum afternoon relative humidity values Thursday afternoon
are forecast to range from the mid-40% range across Central Virginia
to the mid-60% range west of the Blue Ridge. Winds Thursday will be
westerly at speeds of 10 mph or less.
VAZ034-200830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 40 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 30 20 50
Min/Max Temp 68 90 65 84
Max/Min RH % 84 54 100 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var E 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.20
Precip Duration 1 1 5
Precip Begin 2 PM 7 PM Continuing
Precip End 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6080 2830
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 10 E 1
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 60800 2830
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 40 Fair 46 Gen Good 40 Fair 9 Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 65 Good 4 Very Poor 8 Poor
Max LVORI Early 3 5 6 9
Max LVORI Late 4 1 9 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a 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 69 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.