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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Passage of a warm front this afternoon will trigger widespread 
showers and widely scattered thunderstorms, with more organized 
coverage forecast to occur across the Piedmont. Much of the lower
Mid-Atlantic will receive wetting rainfall, though amounts will 
remain below 0.25" for most. Otherwise, widespread cloud cover 
will help hold afternoon relative humidity above 60 percent area-
wide. Drier weather will arrive on Sunday, and is forecast to 
persist through at least Wednesday.

VAZ034-130815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
159 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          67           89           65           86           
Max/Min RH %          100          56           97           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         NW  3        NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        NW  4        N  6         
Precip Amount         0.14         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       5                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            5 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5250                      5290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  9                     N 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 47250                     79350        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  35 Fair      20 Gen Poor  69 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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