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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
304 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures increase steadily into Saturday. Dry weather persists 
areawide, with minimum RHs between 25% to 35% for most Piedmont
locations, and between 40% to 50% for some of the mountains over 
the southern Blue Ridge and parts of southeast WV, through 
Saturday afternoon. However, winds do remain light. A cold front 
dips south into the region late Sunday, which will bring the next 
opportunity for showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts look 
to be less than a third of an inch across the area. 


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VAZ034-052045-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
304 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          92           62           92           
Min/Max RH %          30           76           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  3         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7550                      8830         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    67950                     123620       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      60 Gen Good  70 Good      
Max ADI Late          78 Good      2 Very Poor  118 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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