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
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A frontal boundary will bring wetting showers to areas north of 
a Bluefield to Lynchburg line today with less coverage
further south. This front will also keep temperatures
cooler in the showery areas and warmer in North Carolina.

A strong cold front brings an airmass change later Friday with
blustery winds by Friday evening and colder temperatures for
the weekend. Dry and seasonable weather is expected next week.

VAZ023-152015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          71           60           86           
Min/Max RH %          86           98           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      SW  8 G21    
Precip Amount         0.23         0.05         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1290                      6570         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  8                      SW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    10320                     131400       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  7 Poor       18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          16 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  89 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 50 percent. North winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of rain
showers. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
51 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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