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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected Sunday through Wednesday with
scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Storms Monday and Tuesday
may result in localized heavy rain.  Total rain amounts of 
0.50 to 1.50 are expected with cloud cover, wetting precipitation,
and cooler temperatures during the week mitigating fire 
concerns.

VAZ034-200830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           40           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           40           20           
Min/Max Temp          65           88           66           82           
Max/Min RH %          97           54           100          66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  3         S  3         Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      E  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.04         0.25         
Precip Duration                    1            0            3            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4310                      3290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     NE 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34480                     46060        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  22 Fair      18 Gen Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  32 Fair      2 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        6            3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 90 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 89 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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