Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley Tuesday

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms appear likely Tuesday across the Midwest and Ohio Valley, with severe wind gusts in excess of 75 mph as the primary threat. Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts Tuesday across portions of the Ohio Valley. A Moderate Risk (level 3 of 4) of excessive rainfall has been issued. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather will persist throughout this week with daily 
chances of showers and thunderstorms, especially during the 
afternoon and evening hours. The air mass will remain humid 
with minimum RH values remaining elevated. Winds look to 
remain out of the west/northwest through much of the work week,
with gusts up to 15-20 mph forecast today, and increasing to 
20-25 mph overnight into Wednesday morning. Wind gusts look to 
diminish by Wednesday evening but increase to 10-15 mph each afternoon
through the end of the work week. Due to the abundant moisture 
and prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ034-112015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
242 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           30           20           
Max/Min Temp          94           69           92           
Min/Max RH %          51           92           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  5         W  7 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7        W  5 G17     W  7 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            0            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5190                      5790         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    67470                     81060        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      35 Fair      19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          60 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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