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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure provides dry weather through Friday morning. A cold
front approaches by Saturday with an uptick in shower and storm
coverage this weekend. Next week is looking drier, with much warmer
temperatures.

VAZ034-260815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           40           
Min/Max Temp          63           94           66           92           
Max/Min RH %          83           39           95           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  7         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.03         
Precip Duration                                 1            2            
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         6 AM         
Precip End                                      2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7390                      5600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     W 33         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 88680                     184800       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         70 Good      53 Gen Good  67 Good      113 Very Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  100 Good     6 Very Poor  140 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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