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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
217 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect a warm day today. Front enters the area tonight into
Thursday though wetting showers look to occur mainly across the 
Alleghanys into WV and maybe as far south as Roanoke/Blacksburg.

A strong front brings an airmass chance Friday with blustery
winds by Friday evening and colder temperatures for the weekend.

VAZ034-142015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
217 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          89           64           76           
Min/Max RH %          49           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  3         NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    8 AM         
Precip End                                      6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4870                      2520         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      NE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63310                     35280        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      12 Poor      17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          74 Good      2 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            10           
Max LVORI Late        1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper
40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Much cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum
RH 43 percent. North winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 44 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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