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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet, dry weather expected into late next week. Dry airmass
in place this weekend will start to see a gradual increase
in dewpoints the middle of next week. Wetting rain chances
will likely not return til next weekend.

VAZ023-270815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
212 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           75           54           76           
Max/Min RH %          97           36           86           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6 G17    NW  6 G17    NW  7 G19    NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        NW 11 G21    NW  5        NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4250                      4550         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 102000                    54600        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      55 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  76 Good      9 Poor       36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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