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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass arrives today, with min RH values falling 
below 50 percent Monday and Tuesday. Northwest 
winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today.

VAZ034-232030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          84           57           85           
Min/Max RH %          39           87           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G19    NW  4        W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8 G17    Lgt/Var      W  7         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7270                      7420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    94510                     59360        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         70 Good      57 Gen Good  65 Good      
Max ADI Late          88 Good      2 Very Poor  74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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