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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
324 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms look to continue in the
forecast through Wednesday, with more widespread shower and
thunderstorm activity expected this afternoon and evening
with the passage of a cold front. A moist and humid airmass looks
to hang around through Wednesday, with surface high pressure
advecting much drier air into the region Wednesday night into
Thursday. While minimum RH values don't look to change much
during the afternoon hours due to cooler temperatures, the
dewpoints across the region look to fall into the upper 50s to
low 60s areawide. Overall, there are no fire weather concerns at
this time given the aforementioned moist airmass currently in
place across the region.
VAZ034-212015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
324 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 70 90 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 70 50
Max/Min Temp 87 72 87
Min/Max RH % 59 93 62
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 G17 SW 9 G20 SW 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 10 G21 SW 6 G18 SW 6
Precip Amount 0.16 0.55 0.32
Precip Duration 3 10 5
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4390 4970
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 SW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 74630 64610
Dispersion Good
Max ADI Early 52 Gen Good 42 Gen Good 44 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 64 Good 7 Poor 54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 6 7
Max LVORI Late 3 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
72 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.