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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

VAZ034-272015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           30           30           
Max/Min Temp          89           66           87           
Min/Max RH %          54           99           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.05         0.12         
Precip Duration       0            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5110                      6030         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  7                     NW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35770                     18090        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  27 Fair      5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          35 Fair      3 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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