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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
315 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Warm and dry conditions are expected today. Winds will be 
gustier this afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front.

All things considered, these conditions will continue to 
support high fire danger of adverse fire behavior across the 
entire region with minimum RH values dropping into the 20-30%
range. Fire containment for new starts will be difficult 
through today. The next notable chance for any widespread 
wetting rainfall comes this evening into Sunday with a cold 
front, but amounts look very light again for most.

We cool down back to normal behind the front early next
week with a very dry airmass. Monday and Tuesday could see 
humidities in the teens. 

These aforementioned conditions will make fire containment 
increasingly difficult through next week.
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VAZ034-182015-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
315 AM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            
Max/Min Temp          90           49           65           
Min/Max RH %          28           78           23           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  6        NW 14 G34    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G17    W  7 G25     NW 11 G25    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.08         0.04         
Precip Duration                    2            2            
Precip Begin                       9 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7910                      7390         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 18                     NW 25        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    142380                    184750       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  98 Good      64 Good      
Max ADI Late          138 Very Good18 Gen Poor  127 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 23 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 23 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows in the upper
40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers.
Warmer. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 28 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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