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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers this morning will be scattered across the Piedmont.

Cooler and drier weather should arrive this afternoon in the wake
of a second cold front. Passage of this front will bring a 
transition to cooler brisk conditions for the weekend. 

High pressure is expected to dominate next week with moderating 
temperatures and little or no threat for precipitation until
late in the week.

VAZ034-062115-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
212 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           40           62           
Min/Max RH %          49           85           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        NW  6 G23    NW 11 G26    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        NW  9 G27    NW 11 G22    
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          10 AM                                  
Precip End            2 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5590                      4210         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    72670                     67360        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      8 Poor       47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          71 Good      12 Poor      51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
37 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation below normal.