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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

VAZ034-160815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           40           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          69           90           70           92           
Max/Min RH %          100          67           93           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        SW  4        NW  7        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.25         0.08         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            2            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4330                      6000         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 43300                     72000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      22 Fair      35 Fair      60 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            4            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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