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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected to continue with additional
rainfall expected through Thursday. Rainfall amounts will 
be widely variable...generally 0.5" or less. Drier air 
arriving Friday through early next week. Fire concerns
remain low.

VAZ034-240815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           66           44           76           
Max/Min RH %          97           61           91           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE 10 G22    NE 10 G23    NE  5        N  7         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE 11 G23    NE  9 G19    N  5         N  7         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   10 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4120                      4930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 16                     N 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65920                     64090        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      34 Fair      42 Gen Good  39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  59 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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