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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, expect scattered
to numerous wetting showers and scattered thunderstorms
with localized heavy rainfall.

Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the weekend, though
recent rainfall will continue to keep any fire danger threat low.

Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts of 15-20 mph possible. 

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VAZ034-270815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
244 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           70           60           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          63           83           60           83           
Max/Min RH %          100          68           97           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  3         NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        W  3         N  4         
Precip Amount         0.26         0.12         0.07         0.00         
Precip Duration       5            3            2            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   10 PM        6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3240                      5850         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 18                      NW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 58320                     40950        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  47 Gen Good  42 Gen Good  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  66 Good      3 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           10           7            8            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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