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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
506 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Increasing moisture will keep RH values elevated. Daily
chances of rain and thunderstorms will be possible.
Best wetting rain chances will be in the mountains today
and Friday and a more areawide chance on Saturday as a 
cold front moves across the region.

Daily rain chances increasing into early next week 
as well.

VAZ034-012015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
506 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           30           
Max/Min Temp          87           62           85           
Min/Max RH %          37           81           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  8 G18    SW  7 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  9 G19     SW  6        SW  8        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.05         
Precip Duration       0            1            2            
Precip Begin          4 PM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   4 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7530                      6710         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 22                     SW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    165660                    100650       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      80 Good      69 Good      
Max ADI Late          107 Very Good4 Very Poor  81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. North winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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