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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

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

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VAZ034-062030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
325 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     70           90           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          78           54           62           
Min/Max RH %          60           99           66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  9 G23     W  7 G17     N  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 11 G22    Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.16         0.09         
Precip Duration       5            8            4            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   4 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4090                      2520         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 24                     SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    98160                     7560         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      44 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          66 Good      7 Poor       15 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 51 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. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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