Hail, Damaging Winds, and Tornadoes Possible Monday

Severe thunderstorms on Monday will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail, and tornadoes. While the entire region will have a potential, the highest potential will be east of the Blue Ridge. A lesser risk of severe storms will be possible Sunday afternoon and evening for far southwest VA and northwest NC. These storms will be capable of localized damaging winds or an isolated tornado. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
356 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Drying is expected to continue today...

Daytime mixing today should allow dew points to fall into the
teens and 20s and with temperatures warming into the 50s and 
lower 60s, min RH values fall into the lower 20 percent range. 
Fine fuels are now plenty dry given a full day of drying 
yesterday, but with lighter winds expected today, rapid fire 
spread potential should be on the lower side. Use caution if 
burning today as grass and leaf litter will be easy to ignite
given the dry airmass in place.

Moisture returns late Sunday into Monday as a strong storm
system crosses the region.

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VAZ034-142115-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
356 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          65           38           64           
Min/Max RH %          20           76           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  7 G21     Lgt/Var      E  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5 G18    E  3         E  7 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4460                      4820         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  8                      E 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35680                     67480        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  24 Fair      13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          56 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
63 percent. South winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Much colder. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 28 percent. West winds
25 to 35 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 27 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs
in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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