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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Extended period of dry weather into
next week. In the short term, fire concerns are low. However,
warming temperatures next week, along with RH values into the 
low 40 to mid 30 percent range could allow for favorable burning 
by mid-week.

VAZ023-260815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
215 PM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           79           48           73           
Max/Min RH %          85           31           91           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  5         NW  5        NW  7 G17    NW  7 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        N  6         NW  5        NW  9 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5300                      4440         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 14                      NW 26        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 74200                     115440       
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      35 Fair      33 Fair      64 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  76 Good      4 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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