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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
304 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Today, a slight cooling period will commence, with
temperatures in the Mountains expected to be in the low to mid 80s, 
and Piedmont locations likely remaining in the mid to upper 90s. 
This will mean heat index values will peak in the low 90s 
across the mountains, and the low 100s across the Piedmont.
Each day the region looks to cool by a few degrees, which will
bring temperatures back to seasonal values for this time of the 
year. 

Increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms beginning 
today and into next week may cause issues with lightning- 
started fires.

VAZ034-052030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
304 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           70           
Max/Min Temp          93           70           95           
Min/Max RH %          46           98           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.03         0.11         
Precip Duration       1            1            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6880                      7080         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 10                     SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    68800                     56640        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      25 Fair      18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          82 Good      1 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        1            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows around 70. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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