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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the lower
Mid-Atlantic late this afternoon and evening, resulting in
potentially another round of localized wetting rainfall. Minimum
RH holding at 60 percent or above areawide today. Given this wet
pattern, there are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.
A drier airmass arrives tomorrow, with min RH values falling
below 50 percent into the mid 30% to 50% range. Breezy northwest
winds are expected through Monday.
VAZ034-230815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Clear Clear Clear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 62 86 57 86
Max/Min RH % 99 38 86 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 NW 7 G18 NW 5 W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 4 NW 8 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip Amount 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7060 7510
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 16 W 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 112960 67590
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 21 Fair 76 Good 66 Good 88 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 101 Very Good2 Very Poor 94 Good
Max LVORI Early 8 7 3 5
Max LVORI Late 8 1 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.