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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected early this week with several
rounds of showers bringing some much needed rainfall.
Rainfall amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday. Cooler temperatures follow
for mid to late week.

VAZ034-212030-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
309 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          84           64           75           
Min/Max RH %          65           100          89           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        E  4         NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         NE  3        NE  6        
Precip Amount         0.10         0.37         0.25         
Precip Duration       1            9            5            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3100                      1830         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  7                      NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    21700                     23790        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 97 percent.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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