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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible most afternoons and evenings through Friday. Localized 
heavy rain will be possible. By the holiday weekend, showers and
storms will become more widespread. Otherwise, very hot and humid
conditions will become a huge concern Wednesday through the
weekend. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ034-300815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          66           91           66           98           
Max/Min RH %          100          53           92           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4850                      6830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  3                      W  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 14550                     13660        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      17 Gen Poor  27 Fair      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 100. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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