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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Increased fire danger through this evening due to a 
combination of low RH values and gusty southerly winds.

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

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VAZ034-060815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
234 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           90           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          57           78           55           67           
Max/Min RH %          87           57           100          67           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 10 G27     S 11 G26     SW  6 G18    N  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S 10 G24     SW 11 G23    NW  3        N  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.18         0.19         0.19         
Precip Duration                    5            10           11           
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3220                      3920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 20                     S  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64400                     11760        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         108 Very Good40 Fair      34 Fair      10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      51 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       2            4            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. 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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