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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front stalls over parts of VA and NC tonight, then lifts
north tomorrow and tomorrow night back through the area. While 
this front is in the vicinity, showers and thunderstorms are 
expected into Sunday. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns. Drier weather is expected Monday through Wednesday.

VAZ034-120830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           60           80           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          67           83           67           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          76           100          57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  3        SE  3        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.07         0.18         0.57         0.07         
Precip Duration       1            2            4            0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         6 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   4 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2530                      4870         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  7                     NW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 17710                     43830        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  9 Poor       38 Fair      
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       15 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            10           9            
Max LVORI Late        7            5            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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