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
227 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with daily chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms 
each afternoon. The air mass will remain humid with relative 
humidity values staying elevated. Winds should remain rather 
light except in stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant 
moisture and prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns 
will remain low.

VAZ034-040815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
227 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           30           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          66           83           67           85           
Max/Min RH %          97           70           99           75           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  6        E  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        E  5         Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.03         0.07         0.07         
Precip Duration       1            1            2            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            5 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3510                      4110         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 10                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 35100                     28770        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      33 Fair      36 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            6            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 70 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 around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 72 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...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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