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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the
area.

Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near 
100 degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont. 
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30 to 40 percent range for 
portions of the area today through Friday. Due to high 
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until
Saturday. Friday into the weekend looks to see an increased
chance of showers and storms.

VAZ034-152015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
228 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          97           70           99           
Min/Max RH %          37           88           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5520                      9000         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  2                      SW  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11040                     18000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          21 Fair      2 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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