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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
233 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the end of next week. Temperatures 
will remain near seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s,
and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH values will rise some 
into the weekend into the 40s percent range.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
The next best chance for rainfall looks to be around the first of
the month. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

VAZ034-240830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
233 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           63           37           67           
Max/Min RH %          100          40           100          46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        NE  4        NE  4        N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        E  5         NE  3        E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4130                      4270         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  6                      E  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24780                     12810        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  28 Fair      7 Poor       16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  30 Fair      3 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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