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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Southwest winds will increase through the afternoon into early
evening. These winds are expected to reach gusts of 20 to 35 mph 
by the early afternoon and evening hours, with the higher gusts
across the Alleghany Highlands. RH values are expected to drop 
into the low 30s this afternoon, with locally lower values where 
boundary layer mixing is maximized allowing for dry air aloft to 
mix down to the surface. High pressure works in Thursday then we 
will see a good chance of wetting rain Friday night.

VAZ034-060915-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
154 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          42           63           34           67           
Max/Min RH %          74           25           81           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 11 G26     NW  5        Lgt/Var      S  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  9 G24    NW  3        Lgt/Var      S 11 G20     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4700                      3280         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  6                     S 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28200                     65600        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      43 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       37 Fair      1 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Much
colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Minimum RH 34 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the upper 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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