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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Coverage in showers and thunderstorms increases today and 
tomorrow as the cold front draws closer. Some storms could be 
strong to severe with damaging winds as the main threat and heavy
rainfall. Wildfire smoke from Canada will be moving out of the
area today. Minimum RH values will not be a concern the next few
days with plenty of moisture around. Winds may be gusty in
thunderstorms, and WNW winds Sunday become gusty behind a cold
front.

VAZ034-182015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
249 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           30           
Max/Min Temp          93           71           92           
Min/Max RH %          53           92           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5         W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7        W  4         NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.02         0.02         
Precip Duration       2            1            1            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6180                      5080         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 16                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    98880                     50800        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         71 Good      40 Fair      46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          106 Very Good5 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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