Extreme Heat in the Southwest; Severe Weather in the Northern Plains; Heavy Rain in the East

Extreme heat continues across the Southwest as temperatures may top 120 degrees. The heat may expand across the West and south-central U.S. into the middle of the month. Severe thunderstorms capable of severe wind gusts and large hail will be the primary hazards today across the northern Plains into the upper Midwest. Rainfall could be locally heavy across the Eastern U.S. today. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
347 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected this week with daily opportunity
for scattered showers and thunderstorms.  The relative 
humidity will remain elevated through the week.

Thunderstorms may result in rogue wind gusts above 20 mph, but
for the most part winds are expected to remain under 10 mph.

VAZ034-032015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
347 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           40           40           
Max/Min Temp          88           66           83           
Min/Max RH %          63           100          72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.01         0.02         0.06         
Precip Duration       0            1            1            
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing   10 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   3 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4990                      3350         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  6                      E  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    29940                     26800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      10 Poor      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      5 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            8            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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