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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected through 
the weekend with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

Greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is likely for the
weekend with the passage of a cold front. Somewhat drier
conditions follow the frontal passage for the beginning of next
week. After that, thing warm back up for the end of the week with 
a return to at or above normal temperatures.

VAZ034-102015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          89           67           89           
Min/Max RH %          57           96           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         SW  4        W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         W  3         NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.06         0.03         
Precip Duration       2            1            1            
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   11 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   12 AM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5360                      5080         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    80400                     15240        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         57 Gen Good  33 Fair      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          80 Good      3 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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