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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will pass across the lower Mid-Atlantic today, 
resulting in seasonal temperatures for today and Wednesday. 
Widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will develop 
this afternoon and evening, with highest coverage expected to 
occur to the east of Highway 29. Otherwise, morning clouds will 
give way to a mixture of clouds and sunshine during the after-
noon, with minimum relative humidity holding above 40 percent. 
Winds today will shift increasingly from the northwest, with 
gusts during the afternoon increasing into the 10 mph to 15 mph 
range. Increased coverage of wetting rainfall will return on 
Thursday through Saturday as another front drifts slowly 
across the lower Mid-Atlantic.

VAZ034-182030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          89           64           90           
Min/Max RH %          53           90           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5300                      7550         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  2                      W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    10600                     37750        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      17 Gen Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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