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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
258 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms Thursday...

Dry today then unsettled weather 
expected for Thursday into early Friday. Storms Thursday
may contain damaging winds. Even the general winds 
will be gusty as a cold front crosses the region
Thursday. We are also be tracking what will likely 
be the first named tropical storm of the season 
that is expected to move across the southeast states
Thursday into Friday. Some of this moisture may
impact our North Carolina Counties but it appears 
the bulk of the moisture will remain south of our
local region at the present time.

VAZ034-172015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
258 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          90           67           94           
Min/Max RH %          31           91           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  5        SW 11 G30    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6        SW  8 G18    SW 13 G27    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8600                      7440         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     W 29         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    111800                    215760       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         55 Gen Good  85 Good      145 Very Good
Max ADI Late          113 Very Good7 Poor       156 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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