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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front stalls over parts of VA and NC tonight, then lifts
north tomorrow and tomorrow night back through the area. While
this front is in the vicinity, showers and thunderstorms are
expected into Sunday. There are currently no fire weather
concerns. Drier weather is expected Monday through Wednesday.
VAZ034-120830-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 60 80 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 50 20
Min/Max Temp 67 83 67 88
Max/Min RH % 100 76 100 57
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 3 SE 3 Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.07 0.18 0.57 0.07
Precip Duration 1 2 4 0
Precip Begin 6 PM 6 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End 2 AM Continuing 4 AM 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2530 4870
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 7 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 17710 43830
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 14 Gen Poor 9 Poor 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 9 Poor 15 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 6 10 9
Max LVORI Late 7 5 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.