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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.