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
301 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Winds will be even lighter today, with gusts between 10 to 15 mph
this afternoon and evening. Minimum RH values will be 30 to 40
percent as moisture moves into the area ahead of a cold front. 
Rain returns by Thursday morning for mainly the mountains with
chances continuing through the day. A mix with or transition to 
snow showers is expected by Friday morning. Persistent northwesterly
flow will keep the chance for snow showers over the mountains 
into Saturday morning. Temperatures struggle into the 30s and 40s
in the mountains Friday through Sunday. Strong northwesterly 
winds gusting in the 20 to 30 mph range continue into the weekend.

VAZ023-112130-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
301 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          69           44           60           
Min/Max RH %          38           95           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  5 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         Lgt/Var      NW 11 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            2            
Precip Begin                       1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5560                      4200         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12                     NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    66720                     84000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      4 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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