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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Northwest winds stay around 15-20 mph through this evening
before reducing to light tonight. 

Dry conditions continue through midweek, with temperatures 
increasing into the 60s/70s. Min RH values increase slightly
on Wednesday, due to some moisture moving back into the area. 
Next rain chances arrive on Thursday, with best chances west 
of the Blue Ridge. Rain lingers into Friday for the mountains, 
with temperatures falling to below normal and even some 
upslope snow possible late Friday into Saturday with strong 
northwesterly flow.

VAZ034-100915-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          35           72           40           71           
Max/Min RH %          100          36           100          44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         W  4         W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  6         Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4260                      3920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68160                     35280        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       38 Fair      4 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  63 Good      4 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            7            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows around 40. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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