Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the Midwest to the Ohio Valley; Mid-Summer Heat Continues

Severe thunderstorm and heavy rainfall threats will persist from the Midwest to Lower Great Lakes through Monday, shifting into the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians Monday evening into Tuesday. Mid-summer heat will continue across much of the CONUS this week, with record highs possible well into the 100s across the south-central High Plains. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 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.

VAZ034-100815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
227 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          68           95           71           94           
Max/Min RH %          91           46           86           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         W  3         W  5         W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         W  5         W  7         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6580                      5220         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 85540                     78300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      39 Fair      49 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  84 Good      12 Poor      75 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
66 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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