Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ034-080815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           40           20           20           
Min/Max Temp          68           91           68           92           
Max/Min RH %          98           56           97           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        SW  3        SW  4        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.02         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1            0            0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            8 PM         Continuing   8 PM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5750                      6460         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      W  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 80500                     38760        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      42 Gen Good  35 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  79 Good      2 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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