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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south 
across the region today, bringing a return of showers and storms to the
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives 
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.

VAZ034-102015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          94           68           87           
Min/Max RH %          45           93           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8         Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.09         0.10         
Precip Duration       0            1            3            
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7080                      3700         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 16                      E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    113280                    25900        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  32 Fair      20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          75 Good      1 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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