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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Shower and storm chances diminish tonight into Monday,
but there will still be some around. Better chance of
wetting showers comes with a front Tuesday into Wednesday.

VAZ034-200815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           30           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          66           84           68           90           
Max/Min RH %          99           65           100          65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         NE  3        SE  3        SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      SW  9 G19    
Precip Amount         0.04         0.05         0.15         0.09         
Precip Duration       1            1            3            6            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   6 AM         
Precip End            3 AM         Continuing   4 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3880                      3870         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  3                     SW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 11640                     65790        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  23 Fair      41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            8            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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