Severe Storms Possible Tuesday

Thunderstorms are expected across portions of the area late tonight into Tuesday, and then Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening. Visit this link for details on what is expected. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and storms return to mainly southeast West Virginia and 
neighboring portions of southwest Virginia early Tuesday morning.
Coverage continues throughout the day and spreads into NW NC later
on during the afternoon and evening. Storms could have strong to 
damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall. Drier weather 
returns for the remainder of the work week before showers and 
storms return to the forecast for the weekend.

Rainfall amounts early Tuesday through Tuesday night are expected
to range from around a quarter of an inch to over an inch. Locally
heavier rain is expected under the heavier storms.

VAZ023-280815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
313 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           30           0            
Min/Max Temp          65           88           64           84           
Max/Min RH %          95           60           89           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  5 G19    NW  8 G22    NW  9 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  9 G22     NW  5 G19    NW 10 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.30         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration                    3            0                         
Precip Begin                       6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4010                      6470         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 21                      NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 84210                     116460       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      40 Fair      40 Fair      77 Good      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      63 Good      5 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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