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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
258 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with near to
above normal temperatures.  The next appreciable chance 
for rainfall looks to be Sunday with additional opportunities
for rain during the first week of November.  

With respect to the next few days, looking at a day of full sun
today, with mostly cloudy conditions Wednesday. Thursday and Friday 
appear to be mostly clear with Friday being the warmest with
highs 10 degrees above normal. 

Transport winds will be from an easterly direction today and Wednesday,
then switch around to the west Thursday and Friday. 

Pending wind direction, today, Thursday and Friday should be good 
burn days, with Friday being the best per the well above normal 
temperature forecast.  Clouds will interfere Wednesday.

VAZ034-272030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
258 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           45           69           
Min/Max RH %          40           100          54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4210                      3470         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  8                      SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    33680                     20820        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      6 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. 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 75 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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