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
215 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture will remain elevated with wetting rainfall expected
for most through Saturday morning. Behind the front
Sunday into Monday, things dry out and afternoon RH values
will drop back into the 25 to 40 percent range, lower
in the piedmont. The next wetting rain chance comes Tuesday.

VAZ023-212115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
215 AM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     60           70           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           54           68           
Min/Max RH %          73           96           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.10         0.05         
Precip Duration       2            3            2            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2250                      3930         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  5                      NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11250                     39300        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Cooler. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph.

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

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