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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Increased clouds will 
maintain slightly higher minimum relative humidity compared to 
the previous couple days, with minimum RH holding at 40 percent 
or above areawide. Surface winds will gust in the 10 to 15 mph 
range this afternoon from the west. 

A potential remains for heavy rain and localized flash flooding 
to occur across the Piedmont on Friday, more so east of a line 
extending from Yadkinville, NC to the City of Lynchburg. 
Scattered rounds of wetting rainfall will continue on Saturday 
before drier air returns on Sunday.

VAZ034-202015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
359 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           40           50           
Max/Min Temp          91           66           82           
Min/Max RH %          48           98           72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6         Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.22         0.16         
Precip Duration       1            2            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   10 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   5 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6200                      3020         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 20                      E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    124000                    18120        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         82 Good      30 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          128 Very Good5 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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