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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Extended period of dry weather into
next week. In the short term, fire concerns are low. However,
warming temperatures next week, along with RH values into the 
low 40 to mid 30 percent range could allow for favorable burning 
by mid-week.

VAZ034-260815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
215 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           80           50           76           
Max/Min RH %          80           32           87           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  6         NW  8        NW  7 G17    NW  9 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7        N  8         NW  6        NW 10 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5750                      4580         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 21                      NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 120750                    109920       
Dispersion            Fair                      Good                      
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      45 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  92 Good      4 Very Poor  79 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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