Fire Weather Forecast - Botetourt County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
236 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty winds today and very warm with afternoon highs into the
the 60s and 70s. Fortunately, min RH values expected to be in
the 50 percent range. However, leaf litter still remains dry
from multiple days of drying this past week, but increased
humidity should prevent rapid fire spread through tonight.

The bigger concern for fire danger arrives on Sunday behind a
mostly dry cold front passage. A few showers associated with the
front will mainly be confined to SE West Virginia. Little to no
rain expected for the Blue Ridge and east. This front will bring
very gusty northwest winds in excess of 30 mph, along with a 
much drier airmass. Temperatures Sunday afternoon will also rise
into the mid/upper 50s to low 60s in the mountains, to mid 
upper 60s east of the mountains...RH mins will drop into the 20 
percent range. This brings a heightened fire weather concern for
Sunday, nearly areawide.

Although winds will be slightly less on Monday, still will see
gusts into the 20 mph range at times. Even lower min RH values 
into the teens will result in continued heightened fire 
awareness through Monday.

VAZ023-152115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
236 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           52           63           
Min/Max RH %          49           84           26           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G18     SW  9 G28    NW 13 G33    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  8 G21    W 11 G30     NW 14 G32    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1                         
Precip Begin                       11 PM                     
Precip End                         6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4600                      5190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 21                      NW 35        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    96600                     181650       
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  11 Poor      97 Good      
Max ADI Late          68 Good      17 Gen Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Minimum RH 25 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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