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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front should slowly drift southeastward during this
weekend, which will serve as a focus for more chances of showers
and thunderstorms. High pressure will build later on Monday to 
bring lower chances of storms. Hot and humid conditions should 
arrive by the middle of next week. Fire weather concerns will 
remain low.

VAZ034-280830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
232 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           20           20           
Min/Max Temp          67           87           67           89           
Max/Min RH %          100          66           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.09         0.13         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            3            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   1 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4390                      5420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  2                     E  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 8780                      10840        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      9 Poor       6 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  11 Poor      2 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 32 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.

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

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