Fire Weather Forecast - Bedford County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
220 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms have started to develop 
across the region this afternoon. Coverage and intensity of these
storms is expected to increase through the evening, with nearly 
all of the lower Mid- Atlantic likely to receive wetting rainfall
by this evening, though totals for most will remain around 0.25 
inch or less. Humidity will remain above 40 percent west of the 
Blue Ridge this afternoon given the arrival of cloud cover, but 
is forecasted to fall below 30 percent across the Piedmont given 
longer opportunity for sunshine and heating before showers and a 
few storms arrive.

Additional showers and a few thunderstorms are forecasted for 
Tuesday and Wednesday as another low pressure system passes 
across the region. 

With increased rain chances and elevated RH values this week, the
threat for fire weather concerns has diminished across the area;
however, if a long spell of dry weather occurs across the area, 
these concerns will quickly return. 

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VAZ034-260815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
220 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           71           43           73           
Max/Min RH %          100          49           94           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NE  6        NE  7 G18    NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  8 G17    NE  3        E  5         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            6 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4360                      4440         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 14                     E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61040                     31080        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      38 Fair      48 Gen Good  40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  8 Poor       38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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