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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM 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.
VAZ034-152015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Max/Min Temp 88 69 90
Min/Max RH % 66 100 65
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip Amount 0.03 0.09 0.31
Precip Duration 1 2 2
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4780 6470
Transport Wnd (mph) W 1 SW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 4780 84110
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 11 Poor 10 Poor 28 Fair
Max ADI Late 10 Poor 4 Very Poor 54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 8 8
Max LVORI Late 4 9 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest 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 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 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
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 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
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.