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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.