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
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Shower and storm chances diminish tonight into Monday,
but there will still be some around. Better chance of
wetting showers comes with a front Tuesday into Wednesday.

VAZ023-200815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
307 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           50           
Min/Max Temp          64           84           67           90           
Max/Min RH %          96           60           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      SW  6 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.05         0.14         
Precip Duration                    1            2            6            
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4140                      3890         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  5                     SW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20700                     77800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  9 Poor       22 Fair      44 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  23 Fair      2 Very Poor  68 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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