What is the weather in Bedford County, VA right now?

The latest observation from Lynchburg, Lynchburg Regional Airport was 70°F and clear, reported at 10/27/2026, 11:55 AM EDT.

What is the high temperature today in Bedford County, VA?

The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon calls for a high near 72°F. Sunny.

Will it rain in Bedford County, VA in the next 24 hours?

The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.

What is the 10-day forecast for Bedford County, VA?

The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 5) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 66°F to 72°F and up to a 42% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Bedford County, VA today?

Sunrise is about 7:38 AM EDT and sunset is about 6:26 PM EDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).

What is the normal October weather in Bedford County, VA?

At Bedford, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 69°F and the normal low is 46°F.

Checked Oct 27, 2026

Bedford County, VA Weather

Current conditions, hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service for the center of Bedford County. Times are local (EDT).

Bedford County, VA current weather

70°F

Clear

H 72° / L 48°Feels like 70°

Wildfire smoke overhead: light
No rain expected in the next 12 hours

Observed at Lynchburg, Lynchburg Regional Airport (19.8 mi away), 10/27/2026, 11:55 AM EDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 8 AM

Now68°
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10-day forecast

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Today10/27Low 48°High 72°
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunny
Wed10/28Low 50°High 68°
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
Thu10/29Low 49°High 74°
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 0 to 3 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly Sunny
Fri10/30Low 53°High 78°
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunny
Sat10/3117% chance of precipitationLow 52°High 71°
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly Cloudy
Sun11/158% chance of precipitationLow 56°High 67°
Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Chance Rain Showers
Mon11/253% chance of precipitationLow 56°High 71°
Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Chance Rain Showers
Model blend
Tue11/3Model blend39% chance of precipitationLow 52°High 72°
Tuesday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 72°. Low that night near 52°. About 0.07 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Wed11/4Model blend42% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 67°
Wednesday: Chance of rain. High near 67°. Low that night near 48°. About 1.39 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Thu11/5Model blend32% chance of precipitationLow 44°High 66°
Thursday: Chance of rain. High near 66°. Low that night near 44°. About 0.69 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 37.311, -79.566 from the NWS RNK office, updated 10/27/2026, 8:00 AM EDT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KLYH (Lynchburg/Glenn Fld, 20 mi), model run 10/27/2026, 4:00 AM EDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

Now68°Sunny0%5 mph
1 PM70°Sunny0%7 mph
2 PM71°Sunny0%7 mph
3 PM72°Sunny0%7 mph
4 PM71°Sunny0%6 mph
5 PM70°Sunny0%6 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

TueNow68° 0% Sky 2%5
1 PM70° 0% Sky 2%7
2 PM71° 0% Sky 3%7
3 PM72° 0% Sky 2%7
4 PM71° 0% Sky 1%6
5 PM70° 0% Sky 1%6
6 PM68° 0% Sky 8%5
7 PM62° 0% Sky 3%3
8 PM58° 0% Sky 6%3
9 PM57° 0% Sky 6%2
10 PM56° 0% Sky 15%2
11 PM54° 0% Sky 15%2
Wed 10/2812 AM53° 0% Sky 24%2
1 AM52° 0% Sky 36%2
2 AM51° 0% Sky 40%2
3 AM50° 0% Sky 49%2
4 AM50° 0% Sky 76%2
5 AM49° 0% Sky 61%2
6 AM49° 0% Sky 68%2
7 AM49° 0% Sky 67%2
8 AM49° 0% Sky 72%2
9 AM52° 0% Sky 75%2
10 AM58° 0% Sky 77%2
11 AM61° 0% Sky 69%2
12 PM63° 0% Sky 67%3
1 PM65° 0% Sky 71%5
2 PM66° 0% Sky 71%5
3 PM66° 0% Sky 65%3
4 PM67° 0% Sky 70%3
5 PM66° 0% Sky 90%3
6 PM65° 0% Sky 72%2
7 PM62° 0% Sky 70%1
8 PM58° 0% Sky 70%1
9 PM56° 0% Sky 67%0
10 PM55° 0% Sky 61%0
11 PM55° 0% Sky 55%0
Thu 10/2912 AM54° 0% Sky 58%0
1 AM54° 0% Sky 62%0
2 AM53° 0% Sky 65%0
3 AM53° 0% Sky 63%0
4 AM52° 0% Sky 61%0
5 AM52° 0% Sky 59%0
6 AM51° 0% Sky 56%0
7 AM50° 0% Sky 52%1
8 AM51° 0% Sky 49%1
9 AM54° 0% Sky 39%1
10 AM59° 0% Sky 30%1
11 AM64° 0% Sky 20%2
12 PM67° 0% Sky 17%2
1 PM69° 0% Sky 13%2
2 PM71° 0% Sky 10%3
3 PM73° 0% Sky 8%3
4 PM73° 0% Sky 5%3
5 PM73° 0% Sky 3%2
6 PM70° 0% Sky 2%2
7 PM66° 0% Sky 1%1
8 PM63° 0% Sky 0%1
9 PM60° 0% Sky 0%1
10 PM58° 0% Sky 1%1
11 PM57° 0% Sky 1%1
Fri 10/3012 AM55° 0% Sky 4%2
1 AM54° 0% Sky 7%2
2 AM54° 0% Sky 10%2
3 AM53° 0% Sky 11%2
4 AM52° 0% Sky 11%3
5 AM51° 0% Sky 12%5
6 AM50° 0% Sky 12%5
7 AM49° 0% Sky 13%6
8 AM50° 0% Sky 13%6
9 AM56° 0% Sky 10%6
10 AM63° 0% Sky 8%5
11 AM69° 0% Sky 5%5
12 PM73° 0% Sky 7%3
1 PM76° 0% Sky 8%2
2 PM77° 0% Sky 10%2
3 PM78° 0% Sky 12%2
4 PM78° 0% Sky 15%2
5 PM76° 0% Sky 17%2
6 PM72° 0% Sky 21%1
7 PM68° 0% Sky 24%0
8 PM66° 0% Sky 28%0
9 PM64° 0% Sky 28%0
10 PM61° 0% Sky 28%0
11 PM59° 0% Sky 28%0
Sat 10/3112 AM58° 0% Sky 28%1
1 AM57° 0% Sky 28%1
2 AM57° 0% Sky 61%2
3 AM56° 0% Sky 61%2
4 AM55° 0% Sky 61%3
5 AM54° 0% Sky 61%3
6 AM53° 0% Sky 61%3
7 AM53° 0% Sky 61%3
8 AM53° 0% Sky 79%3
9 AM56° 0% Sky 79%5
10 AM60° 0% Sky 79%6
11 AM64° 0% Sky 79%7g12
12 PM66° 0% Sky 79%7g12
1 PM68° 0% Sky 79%8
2 PM69° 2% Sky 84%8
3 PM70° 2% Sky 84%7g12
4 PM70° 2% Sky 84%7g12
5 PM70° 2% Sky 84%7g12
6 PM68° 2% Sky 84%6
7 PM66° 2% Sky 84%5
8 PM63° 5% Sky 82%5
9 PM61° 5% Sky 82%5
10 PM59° 5% Sky 82%3g8
11 PM58° 5% Sky 82%3g8
Sun 11/112 AM57° 5% Sky 82%3g8
1 AM56° 5% Sky 82%3
1 AM56° 17% Sky 86%3
2 AM55° 17% Sky 86%3
3 AM55° 17% Sky 86%3
4 AM54° 17% Sky 86%3g8
5 AM54° 17% Sky 86%3
6 AM53° 17% Sky 86%3
7 AM54° 37% Sky 85%3
8 AM56° 37% Sky 85%5
9 AM59° 37% Sky 85%5
10 AM62° 37% Sky 85%6
11 AM63° 37% Sky 85%6
12 PM63° 37% Sky 85%7g12
1 PM64° 51% Sky 80%7g12
2 PM65° 51% Sky 80%6g12
3 PM66° 51% Sky 80%6g12
4 PM67° 51% Sky 80%5g10
5 PM66° 51% Sky 80%5
6 PM64° 51% Sky 80%5
7 PM62° 58% Sky 81%3g8
8 PM61° 58% Sky 81%3g8
9 PM60° 58% Sky 81%3
10 PM59° 58% Sky 81%2g7
11 PM59° 58% Sky 81%2g7
Mon 11/212 AM58° 58% Sky 81%3
1 AM58° 53% Sky 83%3
2 AM58° 53% Sky 83%3
3 AM58° 53% Sky 83%3
4 AM58° 53% Sky 83%3
5 AM57° 53% Sky 83%3
6 AM57° 53% Sky 83%3
7 AM57° 32% Sky 80%3
8 AM60° 32% Sky 80%5
9 AM63° 32% Sky 80%6
10 AM66° 32% Sky 80%7g12
11 AM67° 32% Sky 80%7g12
12 PM68° 32% Sky 80%7g13
1 PM69° 17% Sky 63%7g13
2 PM70° 17% Sky 63%7g13
3 PM71° 17% Sky 63%7g13
4 PM71° 17% Sky 63%7g12
5 PM70° 17% Sky 63%6
6 PM68° 17% Sky 63%5
7 PM65° 17% Sky 60%5
8 PM63° 17% Sky 60%3
9 PM61° 17% Sky 60%3
10 PM60° 17% Sky 60%2

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 8:00 AM EDT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

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Nearby hazards

Virginia hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Bedford County, week of 10/20/2026

100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.

Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Bedford County, VA right now?: The latest observation from Lynchburg, Lynchburg Regional Airport was 70°F and clear, reported at 10/27/2026, 11:55 AM EDT.
What is the high temperature today in Bedford County, VA?: The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon calls for a high near 72°F. Sunny.
Will it rain in Bedford County, VA in the next 24 hours?: The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Bedford County, VA?: The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 5) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 66°F to 72°F and up to a 42% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bedford County, VA today?: Sunrise is about 7:38 AM EDT and sunset is about 6:26 PM EDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Bedford County, VA?: At Bedford, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 69°F and the normal low is 46°F.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise: 7:38 AM
Sunset: 6:26 PM
Daylight: 10 hr 48 min
Moon: Waning Gibbous 97% lit

First light (civil dawn): 7:11 AM
Last light (civil dusk): 6:52 PM
Moonrise: 7:05 PM
Moonset: 9:21 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 69°, low 46°, precipitation 3.59 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Bedford, 4 mi away.

Other places nearby

Data sources

National Weather Service APINOAA
National Blend of Models (NBM) text guidanceNOAA National Weather Service
Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
Hazard Mapping System Smoke AnalysisNOAA NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations
UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

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