Fire Weather Forecast - Bedford County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front is currently leading to shower
and thunderstorm development across the area this afternoon. These
showers and thunderstorms look to continue through the remainder
of the afternoon and evening today before thunderstorm activity
looks to dissipate tonight. Thunderstorm chances decrease after 
today, but showers remain possible through the end of the weekend 
and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week given the daily rain
chances.

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VAZ034-220815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
200 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     100          90           100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          52           61           50           63           
Max/Min RH %          100          91           100          92           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  8 G19    NE  6        NE  7 G17    NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        NE  6        NE  6        NE  4        
Precip Amount         0.37         0.11         0.05         0.10         
Precip Duration       10           10           8            9            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1650                      1390         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 15                     E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24750                     9730         
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      29 Fair      27 Fair      13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      31 Fair      11 Poor      11 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            8            7            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 77 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.