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
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds turn southerly through today, with increasing moisture across
the region, bringing minimum relative humidity values into the 40
to 55 percent range, with higher values over the southern Blue 
Ridge. This is also where shower and storm chances are highest for
today/Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will see higher and more 
widespread chances for showers and storms, mostly over the 
mountains for Thursday, and much of the area for Friday. Dry 
weather returns by Sunday, and temperatures increase to 5 to 10 
degrees above seasonal normals early next week.

VAZ023-262030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
231 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            40           
Max/Min Temp          86           65           90           
Min/Max RH %          47           93           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6030                      7030         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 13                      S  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    78390                     56240        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      35 Fair      12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          81 Good      2 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 47 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 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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