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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Forecast looking wetter today into Monday with frontal boundary
just south of the area and upper disturbance moving across. Wetting
rains are expected over much of the area with showers/few storms. RH
values will stay elevated with cloud cover/rain.

We dry out Tuesday into Thursday with temperatures warming back
above normal. Late next week, potential for more storms Friday
into Saturday but still on the warmer side of normal.

VAZ034-122015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          80           62           75           
Min/Max RH %          80           100          83           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      E  4         NE  7        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        NE  4        E  7         
Precip Amount         0.12         0.30         0.22         
Precip Duration       5            9            5            
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2350                      3490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23500                     20940        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      8 Poor       22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          33 Fair      8 Poor       30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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