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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions will take place for the remainder of Saturday
and Sunday through the middle of next week, when another 
low pressure system will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

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VAZ034-030815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
249 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          34           67           41           77           
Max/Min RH %          74           25           69           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  7 G18    NW  5        W  3         SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        W  6         Lgt/Var      SW  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              0            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7100                      6360         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      W 18         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 85200                     114480       
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         61 Good      79 Good      65 Good      68 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  93 Good      2 Very Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Lows around 60. South winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds 20 to
25 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Colder. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 25 to
35 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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