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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will keep sunny and dry conditions over the
region through Friday. Lower humidity will result in
afternoon min RH values to fall into the 30 to 40 percent
range today and Friday. Winds will remain breezy from the
northwest.

Rain chances return on Saturday and a daily chance will
persist into next week. Fire concerns will remain low
during this period.

VAZ034-302015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
240 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          88           61           89           
Min/Max RH %          36           81           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7110                      7950         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  9                     SW  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63990                     15900        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          78 Good      2 Very Poor  Very Poor    
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 87 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 79 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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