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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

VAZ023-272015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           40           30           
Max/Min Temp          87           64           87           
Min/Max RH %          56           99           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.06         0.06         0.10         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5120                      6530         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  7                     N  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35840                     6530         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       15 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          35 Fair      1 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 44 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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