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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
218 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather will be rule for the next week, though
we may start to see some pop up showers and storms late next 
week.

Temperatures are expected to climb well above normal next week.
This will increase the risk of large, hard to control 
wildfires, heightened by summer-like heat and low humidity.
Furthermore, the heat will create an unstable atmosphere,
leading to gusty afternoon winds that can cause any new fire
starts to spread rapidly. 

All things considered, after this weekend, we will likely enter
a multi-day stretch where prescribe fire will be discouraged in
lieu of resources being needed for wildfire suppression.

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VAZ034-120815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
218 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           79           58           85           
Max/Min RH %          79           38           74           29           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         E  3         S  5         SW  8 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        S  6         S  7 G20     SW 10 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5050                      8220         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 14                      W 22         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 70700                     180840       
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  38 Fair      61 Good      62 Good      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  77 Good      12 Poor      94 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 25 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Minimum RH 25 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 31 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 32 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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