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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected Sunday through Wednesday with
scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Storms Monday and Tuesday
may result in localized heavy rain.  Total rain amounts of 
0.50 to 1.50 are expected with cloud cover, wetting precipitation,
and cooler temperatures during the week mitigating fire 
concerns.

VAZ023-200830-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           50           30           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           30           50           
Min/Max Temp          65           89           64           83           
Max/Min RH %          96           53           100          69           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.02         0.05         0.03         0.32         
Precip Duration       0            1            0            5            
Precip Begin          11 PM        1 PM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4120                      3060         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  7                      E 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28840                     36720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      25 Fair      13 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  30 Fair      1 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 91 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler.
Highs around 60. Minimum RH 96 percent. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 64 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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