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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms today. Humidity will
remain elevated. 

Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Warming temperatures will also lead to greater instability 
and stronger thunderstorms (when they occur).

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VAZ034-102030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           0            
Max/Min Temp          84           69           96           
Min/Max RH %          66           97           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        SW  5        W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7        W  3         W  5         
Precip Amount         0.12         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       6            0                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4150                      8130         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 22                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    91300                     97560        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  71 Good      
Max ADI Late          79 Good      3 Very Poor  94 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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