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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

On Thursday into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives 
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.

VAZ023-100815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           20           
Min/Max Temp          64           91           66           85           
Max/Min RH %          88           49           98           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        W  4         W  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        W  7 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.18         
Precip Duration                                 1            4            
Precip Begin                                    9 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6110                      4210         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 103870                    21050        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      91 Good      45 Gen Good  8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  96 Good      3 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 82 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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