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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026
.DISCUSSION...
On Thursday into Friday morning, a cold front will head south
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to the
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.
VAZ034-100815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 20
Min/Max Temp 65 93 68 86
Max/Min RH % 87 44 94 60
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 W 5 W 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 W 8 Lgt/Var NE 4
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14
Precip Duration 4
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6800 4330
Transport Wnd (mph) W 14 SE 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 95200 12990
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
Max ADI Early 40 Fair 47 Gen Good 37 Fair 5 Very Poor
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 64 Good 3 Very Poor 16 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 7
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 80 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.