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
1149 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the area. 
Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near 100 
degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont. 
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30 to 40 percent range for 
portions of the area Wednesday through Friday. Due to high 
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until 
Saturday. Friday into the weekend looks to see an increased 
chance of showers and storms.

VAZ023-150815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
1149 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

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          63           98           68           100          
Max/Min RH %          88           34           85           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5040                      7770         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  2                      SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 10080                     38850        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       23 Fair      14 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  24 Fair      2 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

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