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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
220 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front has passed across the lower Mid-Atlantic, 
resulting in seasonal temperatures for today and likely Wednesday. 
Widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue
to develop this afternoon and evening, with the highest coverage 
expected to occur to the east of Highway 29. Otherwise, a mixture 
of clouds and sunshine during the afternoon, with minimum relative 
humidity holding above 40 percent. Winds today will shift increasingly
from the northwest, with gusts during the afternoon increasing into 
the 10 mph to 15 mph range. Increased coverage of wetting rainfall 
will return on Thursday through Saturday as another front drifts slowly 
across the lower Mid-Atlantic.

VAZ034-190830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
220 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          65           91           67           90           
Max/Min RH %          93           44           86           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6040                      6000         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  7                      S 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 42280                     90000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       18 Gen Poor  31 Fair      56 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  99 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
69 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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