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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
321 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass will remain across the region today
with min RH values 35 to 50 percent. Moisture increases
with the return of rain chances Wednesday into the first
part of the weekend.

VAZ034-252015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
321 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          84           56           87           
Min/Max RH %          38           87           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                 0            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5890                      6850         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  2                      S 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11780                     82200        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  12 Poor      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  83 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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