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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today. While
not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely humid airmass 
will continue to remain across the region. While drier air is
expected to move into the region behind the cold front passage
today, the minimum RH values during the afternoon hours will still
remain above 40% areawide. With values this high, there are no
fire weather concerns at this time. Additional chances for 
showers and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

VAZ034-172015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           40           0            
Max/Min Temp          93           68           90           
Min/Max RH %          47           99           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G17     W  3         NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        NW  3        NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                         
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5470                      6360         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 14                     NW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    76580                     38160        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         70 Good      13 Gen Poor  26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          96 Good      2 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
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 75 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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