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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Slightly drier air moves in briefly, with MinRH values 
around 30% this afternoon, with temperatures warming into the mid/upper
80s to low 90s. Winds turn to the northwest and become light and variable. 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind flow sets up, 
with gusts of 20+ mph expected. Moisture and temperatures increase 
once again, with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into 
the area. Storms could be severe.

VAZ034-132015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          90           66           93           
Min/Max RH %          33           89           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    1 PM         
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7090                      6750         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  5                     SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35450                     60750        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  30 Fair      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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