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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
418 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected for the remainder
of the week with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

Greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is likely for the
weekend with the passage of a cold front. Somewhat drier
conditions follow the frontal passage for the beginning of next
week, and may bring temperatures a few degrees below normal.

VAZ034-092015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
418 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           40           
Max/Min Temp          91           67           91           
Min/Max RH %          57           97           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  4         W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6         W  3         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.02         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            0            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5410                      6190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  9                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48690                     92850        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      39 Fair      66 Good      
Max ADI Late          46 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  96 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
42 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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