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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
738 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A potential remains for heavy rain and localized flash flooding 
to occur across the Piedmont on Friday. The chances for these 
showers and thunderstorms look to be more so east of a line 
extending from Yadkinville, NC to the City of Lynchburg.
Scattered rounds of wetting rainfall will continue on Saturday
before drier air returns on Sunday behind the passage of a cold
front as surface high pressure settles into the region.

VAZ034-210830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
738 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           80           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           50           30           
Min/Max Temp          65           83           64           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          73           100          64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.07         0.16         0.34         0.01         
Precip Duration       1            1            6            1            
Precip Begin          1 AM         Continuing   Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2830                      4210         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  8                      SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 22640                     12630        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      21 Fair      16 Gen Poor  26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  24 Fair      3 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            9            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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