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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Fairly dry for the next few days. Could see isolated
showers in the mountains Monday afternoon.
High confidence in a wetting rain arriving with a front Wednesday,
and precipitation lasting into Thursday.
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VAZ034-040815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
221 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 41 78 51 82
Max/Min RH % 66 35 74 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 3 SW 6 SW 6 G18
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G17 SW 6 S 12 G25
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6530 7520
Transport Wnd (mph) W 16 S 31
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 104480 233120
Dispersion Very Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 67 Good 59 Gen Good 64 Good 70 Good
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 93 Good 5 Very Poor 147 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 3
Max LVORI Late 3 1 3 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs
in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.