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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
316 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase next week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent Monday through Friday
for the eastern Piedmont. Not much rain, if any, is expected until 
the middle of next week.

VAZ034-302030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
316 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          89           67           94           
Min/Max RH %          51           94           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5390                      8540         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  5                     NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    26950                     68320        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  27 Fair      58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          35 Fair      2 Very Poor  74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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