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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Fairly dry for the next few days. Could see scattered
showers and storms in the mountains Monday afternoon.
Better wetting rain chances arrive with a front Wednesday
into Thursday.


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VAZ034-032015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
227 AM EDT Sun May 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          67           41           77           
Min/Max RH %          25           67           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 0            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6940                      5330         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 12                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    83280                     53300        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         85 Good      66 Good      52 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          92 Good      1 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Colder. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 25 to
30 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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