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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air on gusty northwest winds can be expected today,
although temperatures being cooler will keep min RH values
in the 30-50 percent range, lowest in the Piedmont. 

Winds weaken Saturday night. Temperatures will be coolest
Sunday, then gradually increase through mid-week. Minimum
relative humidities for the early to middle part of next
week will generally be in the 20s and 30s percent range.

The next chance of precipitation will be during the latter half
of next week, along with cooler temperatures.

VAZ034-072115-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          61           33           68           
Min/Max RH %          42           100          35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G22    NW  7 G19    W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 11 G22    NW  5        W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3700                      3050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 21                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    77700                     30500        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  9 Poor       28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          59 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West 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 33 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
40 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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