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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A mainly dry forecast into Tuesday. Cannot rule out a 
few showers or storms across the Alleghanys this afternoon.

Winds will pick up from the southwest Tuesday with gusts 
15 to 25 mph. RH values will still run from 25 to 35 percent.
Some increase in fire danger Tuesday afternoon with the gusty
winds combined with lower RH.

A wetting rain is expected for much of the area late Wednesday
into Thursday with cooler temperatures to follow into the 
weekend.

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VAZ034-050815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
241 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          51           82           58           79           
Max/Min RH %          70           28           84           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  6        SW  6 G18    S 10 G24     S 10 G24     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6        SW 12 G24    S  9 G23     SW 11 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.10         
Precip Duration                                 1            9            
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7360                      4260         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 28                      W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 206080                    102240       
Dispersion            Fair                      Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  66 Good      93 Good      39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  136 Very Good15 Gen Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Colder.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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