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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered shower and thunderstorms will be with us into
early next week, but not everyone will see wetting rain.
Humidity levels remain elevated.
VAZ034-150815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
230 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 50 40 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 50 40 20
Min/Max Temp 70 87 68 91
Max/Min RH % 100 62 100 63
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip Amount 0.15 0.06 0.05 0.01
Precip Duration 3 2 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 2 AM 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3770 4950
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 1 W 20
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 3770 99000
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 41 Gen Good 12 Poor 9 Poor 49 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 11 Poor 2 Very Poor 107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 7 3 9 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.