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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Observed rainfall amounts from the passing cold front overnight
have been predominantly less than 0.10 inches of new rainfall,
with most locations only seeing 0.01 to 0.05 inches of new
rainfall. This will keep ground and fuel conditions dry today
and into the weekend. 

Warm and dry conditions are expected for both Friday and
Saturday. Winds westerly Friday and southwesterly
Saturday...gustier Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front. 

All things considered, these conditions will continue to 
support high fire danger of adverse fire behavior across the 
entire region. Fire containment for new starts will be difficult 
through Saturday. The next notable chance for any widespread
wetting rainfall comes Saturday night into Sunday with a cold
front, but amounts look very light again for most.

We cool down back to normal behind the front early next
week with a very dry airmass. Monday and Tuesday could see 
humidities in the teens. 

These aforementioned conditions will make fire containment 
increasingly difficult through Saturday and into next week. 

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VAZ034-172030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
257 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           56           90           
Min/Max RH %          27           76           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G17     NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      S  7 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8470                      8120         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 15                     SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    127050                    129920       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         110 Very Good71 Good      42 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          133 Very Good2 Very Poor  97 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            2            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs around
60. Minimum RH 29 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, colder. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 22 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 23 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
24 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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