Severe Storms Possible Tuesday

Thunderstorms are expected across portions of the area late tonight into Tuesday, and then Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening. Visit this link for details on what is expected. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and storms return to mainly southeast West Virginia and 
neighboring portions of southwest Virginia early Tuesday morning.
Coverage continues throughout the day and spreads into NW NC later
on during the afternoon and evening. Storms could have strong to 
damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall. Drier weather 
returns for the remainder of the work week before showers and 
storms return to the forecast for the weekend.

Rainfall amounts early Tuesday through Tuesday night are expected
to range from around a quarter of an inch to over an inch. Locally
heavier rain is expected under the heavier storms.

VAZ034-280815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
313 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          66           89           65           86           
Max/Min RH %          97           61           93           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  5 G18    W  8 G21     NW  9 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 10 G21    NW  6 G18    NW 11 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.26         0.03         0.00         
Precip Duration                    3            1                         
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   10 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4100                      7200         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 82000                     129600       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      37 Fair      41 Gen Good  75 Good      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      56 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            6            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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