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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ034-092030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          77           55           68           
Min/Max RH %          32           74           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  8 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         
Precip Duration                                 3            
Precip Begin                                    10 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4270                      2750         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  2                      E 18         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    8540                      49500        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy, rain. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Breezy, rain. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
92 percent. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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