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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front moving through the area this morning will bring
some rainfall to the mountains, though a widespread wetting 
rainfall is not expected elsewhere. Scattered light showers may
reach the Piedmont, but only minuscule totals are expected for 
those that do see rain. Behind the front, gusty northwest winds 
will continue through Sunday, with gusts of 20-30 mph consistently
each day. Min RH will remain modest across the mountains over
50% through the weekend as rain/snow showers will be possible 
due to much colder air moving in. For the Piedmont, Min RH values 
will be in the 30-40% range Friday through the weekend as dry 
conditions persist. 

Dry weather returns for all by early next week, with a gradual 
warming trend. Winds will be light, but as temperatures return 
to the 50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30%.

VAZ034-122130-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
249 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          65           40           55           
Min/Max RH %          48           76           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G20     NW 13 G26    NW 12 G25    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 14 G24     NW 11 G25    NW 10 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5140                      5980         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 23                      NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    118220                    83720        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         71 Good      21 Fair      53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          70 Good      13 Gen Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
32 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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