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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
353 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through today.
Showers and thunderstorm chances remain through Sunday.
A frontal passage will bring drier weather and
lower temperatures to the area for early next week, before the 
heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week.
There are no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ034-052100-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
353 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          94           65           80           
Min/Max RH %          36           100          67           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        N  4         NE  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      NE  7        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.11         0.10         
Precip Duration       1            3            3            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6410                      3960         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 16                     NE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    102560                    31680        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      47 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          90 Good      6 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        1            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 56 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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