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
345 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture will remain elevated with wetting rainfall expected
for most through Saturday morning. Behind the front
Sunday into Monday, things dry out and afternoon RH values
will drop back into the 25 to 40 percent range, lower
in the piedmont. The next wetting rain chance comes Tuesday.

VAZ023-220915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
345 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           70           37           64           
Max/Min RH %          97           56           95           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  4         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        NW  5        Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.08         0.10         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   1 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4450                      4460         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 89000                     66900        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  70 Good      6 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  76 Good      3 Very Poor  71 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 36 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around 50.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and
thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 50.
Minimum RH 32 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 40s.
Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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