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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area today with cooler 
temperatures to follow into the weekend. Fire weather concerns  
will be limited through early next week.

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VAZ034-072015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
242 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           41           72           
Min/Max RH %          60           80           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        W  4 G18     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         NW  4 G17    SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       5                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2820                      8180         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  2                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    5640                      114520       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      7 Poor       37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          30 Fair      3 Very Poor  105 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
RH 42 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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