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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm humid conditions expected for the remainder
of the week with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less.
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.
VAZ034-090815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
253 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 80 50 30 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 70 50 30 50
Min/Max Temp 68 89 66 91
Max/Min RH % 100 52 95 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 4 W 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 W 3 W 6
Precip Amount 0.28 0.08 0.04 0.01
Precip Duration 4 1 0 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5640 4600
Transport Wnd (mph) W 12 W 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 67680 64400
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 48 Gen Good 39 Fair 55 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 65 Good 3 Very Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 9 5 6
Max LVORI Late 9 1 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.