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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ023-082015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           50           78           
Min/Max RH %          29           81           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5400                      4570         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 24                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    129600                    54840        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         64 Good      33 Fair      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          121 Very Good3 Very Poor  62 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 90 percent. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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