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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms today through 
this evening, generally along and north of the US 460 corridor. 
Another front crosses the area Friday, bringing gusty winds Friday 
through Saturday, and another chance for showers. 

Behind the front, for the weekend, temperatures and dew points 
plummet, with frost possible in the mountains Sunday morning. 

Dry weather and near normal temperatures return by early next week.

VAZ034-160815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            50           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           86           49           60           
Max/Min RH %          100          52           84           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         SW  3        W 13 G28     N 13 G26     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  9 G19    NW 13 G28    N 12 G23     
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.01         0.01         
Precip Duration       1                         1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM                      8 PM         Continuing   
Precip End            2 AM                      Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5600                      5610         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 22                     N 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 123200                    140250       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  79 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  88 Good      40 Fair      81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           3            3            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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