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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
400 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front passing across the lower Mid-Atlantic this evening 
will trigger a broken line of showers and a few thunderstorms. 
Winds this morning and afternoon will gust 15 mph to 25 mph from 
the southwest ahead of the front, and will shift from the north-
west locally up to 35 mph after frontal passage. Rain showers 
will linger through sunrise Saturday before coming to an end, 
and any wetting rainfall totals will remain less than 0.25" for 
most. Dry conditions are forecasted from Saturday through the 
next workweek, with temperatures returning to near-normal.

VAZ034-162015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
400 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           49           58           
Min/Max RH %          52           94           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        NW  9 G23    N  9 G20     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8        NW  8 G22    N 10 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.03         
Precip Duration                    2            1            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   11 AM        
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5600                      5610         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 22                     N 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    123200                    140250       
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  79 Good      
Max ADI Late          88 Good      40 Fair      81 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
50 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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