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
227 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will pass over the region Wednesday bringing 
light winds and a return to dry conditions. Another 
opportunity for showers and storms is expected Friday and
over the upcoming weekend. Recent wetting in addition to 
a return of showers for the weekend should mitigate any
fire concerns.

VAZ023-240815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
227 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          54           84           57           90           
Max/Min RH %          87           36           83           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  7 G21    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6280                      8410         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 18840                     75690        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         91 Good      32 Fair      21 Fair      64 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  26 Fair      1 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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