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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ034-082015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          81           50           77           
Min/Max RH %          30           79           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5950                      4430         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 20                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    119000                    44300        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  29 Fair      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          90 Good      3 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper
50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 93 percent. East
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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