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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent through
Friday for the eastern Piedmont. There is a small chance of
precipitation
this afternoon but better chances of showers and
thunderstorms will be this weekend.

VAZ034-010815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
230 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          69           97           72           99           
Max/Min RH %          87           39           81           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7290                      7050         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  9                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65610                     56400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  57 Gen Good  23 Fair      55 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  78 Good      2 Very Poor  74 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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