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

.DISCUSSION...

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

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast through this 
evening. 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 tomorrow morning, the minimum RH values during the 
afternoon hours Tuesday and Wednesday will still remain above 40
percent for almost the entire area. Additional chances for showers
and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

VAZ034-180815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          68           90           64           90           
Max/Min RH %          97           54           93           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  4        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            2 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4940                      7080         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  3                     NW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 14820                     63720        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      28 Fair      12 Poor      45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  25 Fair      3 Very Poor  79 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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