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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...Heads up for severe storms Thursday...
...It will also be windy...
Unsettled weather is expected for Thursday into early
Friday. A strong cold front will cross the area
Thursday afternoon and evening, preceded by gusty
surface winds and very warm temperatures. Scattered
strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday
afternoon and evening. The storms may contain damaging
winds resulting in downed trees.
We are also be tracking Tropical Storm Arthur, the
first named tropical storm of the season. This feature
is expected to move across the southeast states
Thursday into Friday. Some of this moisture may
impact our North Carolina Counties Thursday night
but it appears the bulk of the moisture from this storm
will remain south of our local region.
VAZ034-180815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 40 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 30 40 0
Min/Max Temp 66 94 66 87
Max/Min RH % 78 46 96 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 5 SW 12 G31 W 8 G23 W 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 7 G19 W 13 G28 SW 3 NW 9 G20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.10 0.01
Precip Duration 1 2 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7250 6860
Transport Wnd (mph) W 29 NW 21
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 210250 144060
Dispersion Fair Fair
Max ADI Early 92 Good 93 Good 59 Gen Good 54 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 140 Very Good8 Poor 95 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 4 6
Max LVORI Late 3 1 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.