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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Will have two opportunities for showers into next week. One
system brings showers in late Sunday into early Monday, with
another Wednesday. However, rainfall amounts from both these
systems will not be a lot, but some wetting rains can be expected.

Temperatures will drop below normal early next week, then moderate
to normal.

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VAZ034-100815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
222 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           84           52           68           
Max/Min RH %          88           32           97           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  3         W  4         N  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         SW  5        N  4         N  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.16         
Precip Duration                                 1            7            
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 9100                      3880         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 145600                    23280        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         76 Good      65 Good      88 Good      29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  142 Very Good5 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            5            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 32 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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