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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will head south
across the region today, bringing a return of showers and storms to the
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.
VAZ023-102015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 20 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 50
Max/Min Temp 92 66 87
Min/Max RH % 50 96 63
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 4 G17 W 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.01 0.01 0.10
Precip Duration 0 1 3
Precip Begin 3 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5610 4120
Transport Wnd (mph) W 15 E 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 84150 28840
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 38 Fair 19 Gen Poor 18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 71 Good 1 Very Poor 22 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 5 7
Max LVORI Late 1 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 80 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.