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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
223 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING...
...STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
through early Tuesday with rain amounts of 0.25 to one inch.
Main hazards in addition to lightning are damaging wind gusts
and localized flash flooding. Front responsible for the 
unsettled weather will move east of the region Tuesday 
afternoon followed by clearing Tuesday night and Wednesday.
A chance for showers and storms will return later in the week.

VAZ034-230830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
223 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           86           57           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          48           85           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  5 G17     NW  7 G19    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        NW  7        NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.20         0.06         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            2                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM                                   
Precip End            6 AM         6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5620                      6940         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     W  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 89920                     13880        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      7 Poor       65 Good      43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  71 Good      3 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. North winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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