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
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue today. While
not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely humid airmass 
will continue to remain across the region. While drier air is
expected to move into the region behind the cold front passage
today, the minimum RH values during the afternoon hours will still
remain above 40% areawide. With values this high, there are no
fire weather concerns at this time. Additional chances for 
showers and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

VAZ023-172015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
353 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          91           67           88           
Min/Max RH %          49           99           53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G17     W  3         NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.08         0.11         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1                         
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4490                      6380         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 14                     NW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    62860                     38280        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         74 Good      18 Gen Poor  34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          83 Good      2 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 73 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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