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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
238 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should provide dry conditions into
Thursday. A cold front will arrive towards Friday and the 
upcoming weekend to bring daily chances of showers and 
thunderstorms. Some of the stronger storms could bring 
heavy downpours. Hot and humid weather looks to follow next 
week.

VAZ034-250815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
238 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            30           
Min/Max Temp          57           90           64           94           
Max/Min RH %          83           36           84           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7660                      7420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76600                     59360        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      51 Gen Good  75 Good      45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  89 Good      2 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
49 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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