Fire Weather Forecast - Bedford County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
102 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure is building into the area this afternoon, keeping 
conditions dry, but also increasing northwest winds. Gusts up to 25 
mph are possible this afternoon, before becoming lighter overnight. 
Winds will again be elevated tomorrow, though lighter, with gusts 
between 15-20 mph. By Friday, high pressure fully builds into the 
area, with light winds and still no rain chances. MinRH will be 
lowest on Friday, around 30-40%. 

Rain chances return on Saturday, as winds shift to the south and 
increase once again, gusting around 20 mph ahead of the next system. 
Shower and storm chances will continue each day through the weekend 
and into next week.

VAZ034-300815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
102 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          60           88           61           89           
Max/Min RH %          87           39           82           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  9 G20    NW  5        NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        NW  4        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7390                      7530         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     W  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 73900                     15060        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         64 Good      63 Good      62 Good      7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  82 Good      2 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 84 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 83 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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