
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
407 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Winds will shift from the south today, with gusts increasing
into the 15 mph to 25 mph range, as a low pressure system
approaches from the west. The southerly winds will make for
increasing moisture/humidity compared to the past few days, with
minimum afternoon relative humidity holding above 40 percent
under a mixture of clouds and sunshine. A few showers and storms
will develop along the Blue Ridge with afternoon heating, however
coverage of wetting rainfall will increase tonight through Sunday
as an associated cold front approaches from the west. Due to the
scattered nature of the rainfall, totals through Sunday night may
range from 0.25 inch to locally 2+ inches under strong thunder-
storm activity.
VAZ034-012030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
407 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 60 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 50
Max/Min Temp 87 67 82
Min/Max RH % 52 97 79
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 G19 SE 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 8 G18 SE 6 G18 SE 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.09 0.36
Precip Duration 3 8
Precip Begin 9 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6150 3650
Transport Wnd (mph) S 18 S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 110700 51100
Dispersion Good
Max ADI Early 48 Gen Good 42 Gen Good 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 81 Good 10 Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 3 5
Max LVORI Late 1 4 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 78 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.