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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
207 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool moist northeasterly wind flow will result in persist 
cloud cover through Monday morning. Skies will become sunny
tomorrow from north to south as high pressure builds in. Expect 
dry weather for the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting 
rain may not come until next weekend.

VAZ034-050815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
207 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          54           77           45           71           
Max/Min RH %          100          33           88           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  4        N  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  4         Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5250                      3910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 12                     E  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 63000                     7820         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  32 Fair      18 Gen Poor  23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  66 Good      2 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           9            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        10           1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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