Fire Weather Forecast - Bedford County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms Thursday...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected for Thursday into early
Friday.  A strong cold front will cross the area 
Thursday afternoon and evening, preceded by gusty 
surface winds and very warm temperatures. Scattered
strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday 
afternoon and evening. The storms may contain damaging
winds resulting in downed trees. 

We are also be tracking Tropical Storm Arthur, the 
first named tropical storm of the season. This feature
is expected to move across the southeast states
Thursday into Friday. Some of this moisture may
impact our North Carolina Counties Thursday night
but it appears the bulk of the moisture from this storm
will remain south of our local region.

VAZ034-180815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           40           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            30           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          66           94           66           87           
Max/Min RH %          78           46           96           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        SW 12 G31    W  8 G23     W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G19    W 13 G28     SW  3        NW  9 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.10         0.01         
Precip Duration                    1            2            1            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7250                      6860         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 29                      NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 210250                    144060       
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         92 Good      93 Good      59 Gen Good  54 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       140 Very Good8 Poor       95 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 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...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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