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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler 
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.

VAZ034-202015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          87           65           82           
Min/Max RH %          60           99           68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      E  6         
Precip Amount         0.16         0.07         0.15         
Precip Duration       1            0            1            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4400                      4120         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  6                      NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    26400                     53560        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      7 Poor       25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      2 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 93 percent. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 64 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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