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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

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

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum. Drier conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday, with
additional chances for showers and storms for the end of the week.

VAZ034-170830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          68           91           67           89           
Max/Min RH %          94           54           95           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        W  6 G17     NW  5        N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         NW  7        NW  3        NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.15         0.06         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            0            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         8 PM                      
Precip End            6 AM         6 PM         1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5710                      6850         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 12                     NW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68520                     34250        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      56 Gen Good  44 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  77 Good      3 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
71 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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