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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Remnants of Chantal will move north out of North Carolina this
evening and into Virginia tonight. Rain, heavy at times, will
fall mainly east of the mountains. A daily chance of rain and
thunderstorms is expected through the weekend.

VAZ034-070815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
212 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           30           30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           30           50           
Min/Max Temp          69           94           69           95           
Max/Min RH %          99           48           92           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        N  3         SW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         NW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.45         0.10         0.01         0.03         
Precip Duration       7            1            0            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5960                      7870         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  3                     W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 17880                     70830        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  9 Poor       17 Gen Poor  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  21 Fair      2 Very Poor  62 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in
the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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