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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers will increase in coverage through this afternoon, and
some strong to severe storms are possible today. Drier and breezy
conditions are expected Thursday and Friday, with minimum RH's in
the 30 to 40% range, but after the wetting rainfall today, along 
with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible late Friday night through
Saturday, with greater chances and higher rainfall amounts south
of the VA/NC state line. Cooler temperatures follow by Sunday
morning. Fire concerns continue to look limited through this 
coming weekend and into the beginning of next week.

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VAZ034-300815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           69           39           70           
Max/Min RH %          93           33           80           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G17     NW  7 G20    NW  7 G20    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6 G17    NW 10 G20    NW  3        SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.10         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            9 PM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7120                      7570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 106800                    105980       
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      74 Good      65 Good      17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  71 Good      4 Very Poor  98 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
60. Minimum RH 51 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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