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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring widespread 
rainfall to the
area today and rain will continue into Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ034-102015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           100          90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          63           56           69           
Min/Max RH %          60           100          92           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  6 G17    E 12 G25     E 11 G26     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  9 G22     E 12 G26     E  7         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.88         0.78         
Precip Duration       2            12           10           
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2530                      2700         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 18                      SW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45540                     56700        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      29 Fair      11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          37 Fair      14 Gen Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            7            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Breezy, sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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