Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
332 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light except in stronger thunderstorms. Due to 
the abundant moisture and prolonged chances of rain, fire weather 
concerns will remain low.

VAZ034-042030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
332 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           70           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          83           66           85           
Min/Max RH %          73           100          76           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  5        E  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  6         Lgt/Var      S  5         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.18         0.06         
Precip Duration       1            6            2            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2890                      3570         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28900                     32130        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      27 Fair      4 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          33 Fair      3 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        4            10           5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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