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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday.
Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Humidity will remain high through the week. 

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VAZ023-100815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           20           20           
Min/Max Temp          67           86           68           94           
Max/Min RH %          95           63           94           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  3        SW  4        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.07         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            4            0            0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3300                      5090         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 29700                     45810        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         34 Fair      22 Fair      32 Fair      78 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  37 Fair      3 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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