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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
214 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered in nature Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

VAZ034-050915-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
214 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     90           30           50           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           72           57           69           
Max/Min RH %          100          77           99           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        S  7 G18     SW  3        NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  7 G20     S  7         W  3         NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.20         0.04         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       5            0            1            1            
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   9 PM         Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   8 AM         Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2790                      3140         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 22320                     37680        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       21 Fair      2 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            8            9            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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