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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy until sunset otherwise no hazards. Dry weather is  
expected through the weekend. Chance for showers and 
thunderstorms return next week.

High pressure will pass overhead this weekend promoting mainly
dry conditions with low afternoon humidity. An upper level
trough will pass to our north Saturday, freshening up the winds
for the afternoon, and providing a few mid/high clouds. But not
expecting any rain. 

Unsettled weather returns next week with a daily chance for 
showers and thunderstorms. 

FYI... The summer solstice is Sunday June 21 at 424 AM EDT.

VAZ034-200815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
245 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           86           59           90           
Max/Min RH %          80           33           87           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  7 G21    W  4         NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8000                      7830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 80000                     78300        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         81 Good      69 Good      58 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  96 Good      2 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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