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
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Residual wind gusts will gradually decline today and a warming
trend will persist into Friday. A cold front will pass through
Friday night into Saturday morning and provide another chance
of showers. Significantly colder and drier air will follow the
front. Until then, no additional precipitation is expected
and wildfire concerns remain low.

VAZ023-130815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           85           60           89           
Max/Min RH %          100          52           94           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4820                      3710         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      W 18         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 72300                     66780        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      9 Poor       14 Gen Poor  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  83 Good      4 Very Poor  77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 83 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid
40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 45 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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