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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
733 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week, as temperatures
also climb above normal. Not much rain, if any, is expected 
into the middle of next week.

VAZ034-300815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
733 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          67           91           67           96           
Max/Min RH %          100          50           92           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5460                      7590         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  5                     NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 27300                     60720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      18 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  73 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  36 Fair      2 Very Poor  82 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            10           4            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
39 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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