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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

After today, and extended period of dry weather into
next week is expected. In the short term, fire concerns
are low. However, warming temperatures next week, along
with RH values into the low 40 to mid 30 percent range
could allow for favorable burning by mid-week.

VAZ034-250815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
227 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           77           47           82           
Max/Min RH %          92           29           82           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  6 G17    N  8 G17     N  5         NW  7        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  6         N  8         NW  7        N  7         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4400                      5980         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 16                      NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 70400                     95680        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  35 Fair      28 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  64 Good      3 Very Poor  105 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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