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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
311 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Other than perhaps some showers and storms Monday and Tuesday, dry 
weather is expected across the region at least until next weekend.
Temperatures will be near or slightly cooler than normal through 
mid-week, before trending a little milder by the end of the week.

Minimum relative humidities today will be 20 to 30 percent for
portions of the Piedmont and the Virginia Highlands, but winds
will be relatively light. Otherwise, expect minimum RH values 
between 30 and 50 percent Sunday through Tuesday, trending down in 
the Piedmont again by Wednesday.

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VAZ034-302015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
311 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          83           49           77           
Min/Max RH %          42           82           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NE  8 G18    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6550                      5050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  9                      SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    58950                     25250        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         43 Gen Good  33 Fair      19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          72 Good      4 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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