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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure builds over the region this week. Light winds 
and moderating temperatures are expected for the remainder 
of this week. The next chance of wetting rain may not arrive 
until Sunday due to a disturbance in the Gulf.

VAZ034-062030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           44           80           
Min/Max RH %          42           99           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4040                      4120         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  3                      SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    12120                     24720        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      8 Poor       17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          23 Fair      1 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 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 73 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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