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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will return on Thursday, resulting in 
rounds of wetting rainfall. The convection should be scattered 
Thursday, with signals that heavy rain will occur from the foot-
hills of North Carolina through the Southside of Virginia on 
Friday evening. Scattered wetting rainfall will continue on 
Saturday before drier air returns on Sunday.

Minimum afternoon relative humidity values Thursday afternoon 
are forecast to range from the mid-40% range across Central Virginia 
to the mid-60% range west of the Blue Ridge. Winds Thursday will be 
westerly at speeds of 10 mph or less.

VAZ034-200830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
247 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           40           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            30           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          68           90           65           84           
Max/Min RH %          84           54           100          72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.03         0.20         
Precip Duration                    1            1            5            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6080                      2830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     E  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 60800                     2830         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      46 Gen Good  40 Fair      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  65 Good      4 Very Poor  8 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       3            5            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a 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.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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