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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front track southeast through the area into the weekend.
Expect a decent coverage of showers and storms Saturday, and more
scattered this afternoon and again Sunday. High pressure builds 
and heat and humidity will increase towards the middle of 
next week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ034-270830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           70           50           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           70           50           40           
Min/Max Temp          66           85           68           91           
Max/Min RH %          100          61           99           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         Lgt/Var      S  3         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.12         0.12         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            4            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4190                      4960         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  2                     W  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 8380                      34720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      4 Very Poor  21 Fair      47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  25 Fair      3 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
33 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 30 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 31 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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