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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support sunny skies this week. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week. Temperatures will moderate back to near normal on 
Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

VAZ034-192030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           41           72           
Min/Max RH %          28           74           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  4         N  3         NW  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        NW  5        N  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3510                      3320         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 10                      N 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35100                     43160        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      10 Poor      28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
45 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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

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