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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the end of the month. Temperatures 
will remain near seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s,
and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH values will rise some 
into the weekend into the 40 to 50 percent range as more cloud cover
looks to build over the region.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
The next best chance for rainfall looks to be around the first of
the month. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

VAZ023-242015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
245 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          61           38           61           
Min/Max RH %          43           92           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4570                      4510         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  6                      SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    27420                     31570        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      9 Poor       17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      3 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.

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

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