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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.

VAZ034-290815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          64           87           66           90           
Max/Min RH %          99           56           100          50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  5         Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.12         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                         0                         
Precip Begin          6 PM                      10 PM                     
Precip End            8 PM                      2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4860                      5760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  6                     SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 29160                     40320        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  31 Fair      20 Gen Poor  37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  34 Fair      1 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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