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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening and
again Friday and Saturday, with damaging winds and lightning being
the greatest threats, though isolated hail and heavy rain are also
possible. A frontal passage will bring drier weather and lower 
temperatures for early next week, before the heat rebuilds over 
the region towards the middle of next week.

VAZ034-040815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
129 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           20           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          71           97           71           94           
Max/Min RH %          85           41           85           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         NW  3        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      N  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.16         
Precip Duration                    1            0            4            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8300                      6260         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 107900                    100160       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      69 Good      40 Fair      47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  107 Very Good2 Very Poor  82 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 53 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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