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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
800 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A moist airmass accompanied by daily chances for
showers and thunderstorms through early next
week will keep any fire weather concerns to a minimum.
Upper level ridging is expected to nudge east by the weekend
which may reduce shower and thunderstorm coverage; however,
isolated to scattered chances are still forecast across
mountain locations, with the aforementioned moist airmass
remaining in place areawide.
VAZ034-130815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
800 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 0 50
Min/Max Temp 69 94 69 91
Max/Min RH % 92 49 95 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 3 W 4 NW 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 3 W 5 Lgt/Var NW 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.03
Precip Duration 0 1
Precip Begin 2 PM 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5720 5020
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 W 2
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 45760 10040
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 55 Gen Good 40 Fair 21 Fair 12 Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 48 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 31 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 7 6 7
Max LVORI Late 6 1 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.