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
211 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

Key Messages:

1) Critical fire weather conditions continue through this
   evening.

2) A heightened risk of fire danger continues in Monday.


The combination of continued gusty winds in the 20-25 mph range,
low RH values dropping into the teens and 20 percent range, 
along with dry fuels on the ground will result in a critical 
fire weather day again on Monday. Fortunately, winds do look to 
diminish some on Monday; however, RH values will likely be much 
lower areawide, with more widespread upper teens RH values 
possible in the Piedmont. This continued fire weather concerns 
will likely lead to a fire weather SPS for much of the area on 
Monday. Burning will continue to be discouraged for much of the
area.

VAZ023-170915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
211 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          33           56           31           57           
Max/Min RH %          52           22           60           29           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 10 G28    NW  8 G27    W  3 G18     Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G24    NW  8 G24    Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.09         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 1 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4210                      2030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 22                     N  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 92620                     2030         
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  73 Good      8 Poor       5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       78 Good      2 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max LVORI Early       2            2            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            2            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 66 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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