Fire Weather Forecast - Bedford County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
631 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
West winds will gust to 20 to 25 mph especially on the ridges, 
diminishing tonight. Chances for wetting rain outside of the 
western mountains are low, and this drier pattern continues 
through Saturday at least. Temperatures remain a few degrees 
either side of normal through the week with high pressure 
returning behind the front. Beginning Sunday, temperatures 
increase to well above normal.

VAZ034-250815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
631 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           68           44           66           
Max/Min RH %          79           37           86           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        NE  5        E  6         E  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         E  4         E  6         SE  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6290                      4870         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  0                     SE  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 0                         43830        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         104 Very Good29 Fair      14 Gen Poor  30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  24 Fair      11 Poor      37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            3            1            
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
Haines Index          5            4            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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