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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Winds turn southerly through today, with increasing moisture across
the region, bringing minimum relative humidity values into the 40
to 55 percent range, with higher values over the southern Blue
Ridge. This is also where shower and storm chances are highest for
today/Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will see higher and more
widespread chances for showers and storms, mostly over the
mountains for Thursday, and much of the area for Friday. Dry
weather returns by Sunday, and temperatures increase to 5 to 10
degrees above seasonal normals early next week.
VAZ034-262030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 50
Max/Min Temp 88 66 89
Min/Max RH % 47 96 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 4 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6630 6640
Transport Wnd (mph) S 10 S 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 66300 86320
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 27 Fair 34 Fair 21 Fair
Max ADI Late 75 Good 2 Very Poor 58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 7
Max LVORI Late 1 7 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.