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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will bring the next opportunity for showers and 
thunderstorms Sunday into Monday. Cooler air is expected again to 
start the work week. 

Fire weather concerns will be limited through early next week.

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VAZ034-082045-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
421 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           47           78           
Min/Max RH %          26           82           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  5 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  9 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8240                      7630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     W 22         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    107120                    167860       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  76 Good      78 Good      
Max ADI Late          101 Very Good3 Very Poor  104 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. North winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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