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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
303 AM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Strong west to northwest winds should dry fuels efficiently 
Sunday afternoon, though temps will be cooler than today. Still 
RH dropping to as low as 15 to 25 percent will lead to quick
drying of fine fuels today.

Monday appears just as dry and with another day of drying could
be a day where wildfire spread is higher with RH values again
dropping into the teens along/east of the Blue Ridge and 20-27
percent in the mountains. 

The rest of the week appears mostly dry, with temps warming up 
after Tuesday back to above normal values. 

The next widespread rain chances won't return to the area until
next Saturday/Sunday. 



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VAZ034-192015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
303 AM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           39           61           
Min/Max RH %          22           60           21           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 15 G34    NW  6 G22    NW  7 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 12 G26    W  3         NW 10 G22    
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7220                      8530         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 24                     NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    173280                    170600       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         67 Good      93 Good      83 Good      
Max ADI Late          128 Very Good3 Very Poor  101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            2            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 25 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers.
Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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