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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this weekend
rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving front. We cool
down with the front into next week.

VAZ034-010815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        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          58           89           60           92           
Max/Min RH %          92           34           89           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6020                      6430         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 54180                     109310       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  21 Fair      39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  99 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 71 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 79 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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