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
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected to continue with additional
rainfall expected through Thursday. Rainfall amounts will 
be widely variable...generally 0.5" or less. Drier air 
arriving Friday through early next week. Fire concerns
remain low.

VAZ023-240815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
219 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     60           40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           66           44           78           
Max/Min RH %          98           59           90           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  7 G22    NE  7 G23    NE  4        N  5 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  8 G23    NE  5        N  5         N  5         
Precip Amount         0.11         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   10 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3700                      4860         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 15                     N 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 55500                     58320        
Dispersion            Good                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  28 Fair      36 Fair      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          15 Gen Poor  51 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            4            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 46 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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