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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Shower and thunderstorm chances look to remain isolated through 
this evening. However, a cluster of showers/storms may impact
the area early Friday with best coverage in West Virginia
into the Alleghanys of Virginia. Storm chances stay with us
into next week but some days with have just widely scattered
coverage. Humidity levels remain elevated as is typical
for August.

VAZ034-140815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
154 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           40           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          69           91           69           89           
Max/Min RH %          95           58           98           66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.06         0.02         
Precip Duration                    1            1            1            
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4950                      4730         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  7                      NE  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34650                     14190        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      36 Fair      29 Fair      18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            7            8            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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