Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
338 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ034-082015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
338 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          92           68           93           
Min/Max RH %          55           95           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        SW  4        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                                      
Precip Begin          2 PM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5750                      6460         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      W  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    80500                     38760        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         42 Gen Good  35 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          79 Good      2 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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