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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered to numerous showers and storms expected
through tonight, but not everyone will see wetting rains.

We do anticipate good chances for showers and storms early to
mid next week, then drying out and cooling down somewhat
afterwards.

VAZ034-190815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           30           30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 60           30           0            50           
Min/Max Temp          70           92           66           87           
Max/Min RH %          93           56           98           62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  5         N  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         NW  5        Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.07         0.01         0.02         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         8 PM         8 AM         
Precip End            9 PM         6 PM         2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5680                      4220         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      SE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56800                     21100        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      54 Gen Good  42 Gen Good  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  61 Good      5 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 54 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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