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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF
WV AND VA...
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum. Drier conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday, with
additional chances for showers and storms for the end of the week.
VAZ023-170830-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 40 30 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 30 0 0
Min/Max Temp 68 90 66 87
Max/Min RH % 93 54 94 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 4 W 5 G17 NW 4 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 4 G17 NW 6 Lgt/Var NW 3
Precip Amount 0.14 0.11 0.05 0.00
Precip Duration 2 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM 7 PM
Precip End 6 AM 6 PM 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5280 6470
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 14 NW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 73920 58230
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
Max ADI Early 31 Fair 62 Good 41 Gen Good 21 Fair
Max ADI Late 8 Poor 80 Good 2 Very Poor 71 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 5 7
Max LVORI Late 6 2 7 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.