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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected Sunday through Wednesday with
scattered showers and thunderstorms. Storms Monday and Tuesday
may result in localized heavy rain. Total rain amounts of
0.50 to 1.50 are expected with cloud cover, wetting precipitation,
and cooler temperatures during the week mitigating fire
concerns.
VAZ034-200830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 40 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 40 40 20
Min/Max Temp 65 88 66 82
Max/Min RH % 97 54 100 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 3 S 3 Lgt/Var NE 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var E 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.25
Precip Duration 1 0 3
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4310 3290
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 8 NE 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 34480 46060
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 22 Fair 18 Gen Poor 25 Fair
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 32 Fair 2 Very Poor 32 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 7 7 10
Max LVORI Late 6 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 90 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 89 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.