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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...
 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind develops
across the region, with gusts of 20+ mph expected by the afternoon
and evening hours. Moisture and temperatures increase once again,
with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into the 
area. Severe storms are expected areawide, with damaging wind
gusts expected to be the primary threat. The area looks to dry out
once again Monday through Wednesday, with severe weather possibly
returning next Thursday across the region. During these three days
early in the work week, minimum RH values look to bottom out in
the 30-40% range across the region, with locally lower values
across the Piedmont, and locally higher values across mountain
locations.

VAZ034-140815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          67           92           65           83           
Max/Min RH %          78           41           83           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  8 G20     NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  8 G20    W  6 G19     W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.05         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            1                         
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   10 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6730                      6550         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 18                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 121140                    65500        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Good                      
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  50 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  68 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  109 Very Good10 Poor      73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
36 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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