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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
318 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will head south across the region today, then stalls
over parts of VA and NC over the weekend. While this front is in 
the vicinity, showers and thunderstorms are expected into Saturday
night. There are currently no fire weather concerns.

VAZ034-112030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
318 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          88           67           84           
Min/Max RH %          59           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.13         0.09         0.09         
Precip Duration       2            2            1            
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5140                      3130         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  3                      E  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    15420                     15650        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  12 Poor      10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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