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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
207 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the end of the month. Temperatures 
will remain near seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s,
and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH values will rise some 
into the weekend into the 40 to 50 percent range.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the end of the month.
The next best chance for rainfall looks to be early November.

VAZ034-250815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
207 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           67           36           71           
Max/Min RH %          100          47           100          34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        NE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4180                      2760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  2                      W  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 8360                      5520         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       16 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  21 Fair      2 Very Poor  10 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       4            9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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