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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. 

Forecast rainfall amounts through Friday range from half 
an inch to an inch, which will be beneficial for the area, 
and may lead to some improvements in the ongoing dryness, 
and thus could reduce the overall fire weather 
threat across the area heading into the warmer months. 

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VAZ034-202015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
353 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           
Max/Min Temp          95           62           79           
Min/Max RH %          33           100          67           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      NE  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.18         
Precip Duration                    2            4            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         8 AM         
Precip End                         4 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    9140                      2400         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 10                     NE 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    91400                     48000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  72 Good      44 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          101 Very Good5 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 90 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 87 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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