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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cold front will move across the area tonight providing clouds, 
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Best chance 
for rain is east of the Blue Ridge.

Cooler and drier weather should arrive later Friday 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.

VAZ034-060915-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          57           71           43           63           
Max/Min RH %          100          48           88           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        NW  4        NW  5        NW 12 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        NW  9 G22    NW 11 G21    
Precip Amount         0.05         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   12 PM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4850                      4020         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 14                     NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 67900                     80400        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  26 Fair      6 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  74 Good      9 Poor       60 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        9            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northwest 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 29 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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