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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF
WV AND VA...
Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast through this
evening. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. While
drier air is expected to move into the region behind the cold
front passage tomorrow morning, the minimum RH values during the
afternoon hours Tuesday and Wednesday will still remain above 40
percent for almost the entire area. Additional chances for showers
and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.
VAZ034-180815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 68 90 64 90
Max/Min RH % 97 54 93 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3 NW 4 NW 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 3 NW 3 Lgt/Var W 3
Precip Amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4940 7080
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 3 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 14820 63720
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 28 Fair 12 Poor 45 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 25 Fair 3 Very Poor 79 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 5 6
Max LVORI Late 7 3 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.