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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week.

After a cool weekend, temperatures will moderate back to near 
normal on Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

VAZ034-190815-
Bedford-
Including the city of Bedford
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          35           67           41           73           
Max/Min RH %          78           33           71           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        N  5         N  3         NW  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         N  5         NW  6        N  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3290                      3230         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 14                     N 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 46060                     54910        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      38 Fair      12 Poor      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  68 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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