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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Much of the area received 1 to 4 inches of rainfall today.
Scattered showers are possible this afternoon into evening 
then become more confined to the western mountains overnight.
We dry out Monday into Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ034-120815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           80           53           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          61           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        NW 12 G24    NW  5        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G23     NW 10 G22    NW  3        SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            2 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4280                      4050         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 18                     W  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 77040                     28350        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  61 Good      18 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      66 Good      2 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        8            3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 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...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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