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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
tonight. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

VAZ034-090915-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        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          38           66           33           72           
Max/Min RH %          85           35           100          31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W 10 G24     NW  4        W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G21     NW 10 G23    W  3         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4220                      3370         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 84400                     47180        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  8 Poor       31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       67 Good      3 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
44 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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