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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

A cold front will arrive on Sunday morning, bringing another 
round of snow and/or rain showers to the entire area late tonight
into midday Sunday. Minimum relative humidity values will drop
between 30 and 40 percent for parts of the Blue Ridge east. Dry 
weather, but gusty westerly winds are expected for the beginning 
of the work week. Expect very cold wind chills late Monday night
into Tuesday morning.

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VAZ034-180915-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
200 PM EST Sat Jan 17 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Rain         Snow         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          29           36           18           42           
Max/Min RH %          80           38           66           29           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  6        W  3         W  8 G23     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         NW  7        W  4         W 12 G25     
Precip Amount         0.02         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                                      
Precip Begin          12 AM        Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   10 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4100                      5190         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 18                     W 24         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 73800                     124560       
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  36 Fair      6 Very Poor  70 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  68 Good      4 Very Poor  76 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 16. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 21 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows around 15. Highs in
the lower 40s. Minimum RH 27 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 43 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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