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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms today. Humidity will
remain elevated. 

Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Warming temperatures will also lead to greater instability 
and stronger thunderstorms (when they occur).

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VAZ023-102030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          85           69           93           
Min/Max RH %          65           93           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4 G17    W  4         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       5                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3950                      7970         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 23                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    90850                     79700        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  81 Good      
Max ADI Late          84 Good      3 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
around 90. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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