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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
314 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A warming trend is expected through the end of the week with
increasing humidity and a chance for showers and thunderstorms.
A cold front over the Great Lakes is forecast to move south and
stall over the region.  This will bring daily opportunity for
scattered showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming weekend.

In spite of the hit and miss nature of the showers, the higher
dewpoints and humidity should mitigate fire concerns.

VAZ034-172015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
314 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           30           50           
Max/Min Temp          93           68           87           
Min/Max RH %          44           95           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  3         NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.05         0.03         0.07         
Precip Duration       1            0            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6070                      5420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  9                      N  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    54630                     43360        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       9 Poor       51 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          38 Fair      3 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
80 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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