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
318 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will head south across the region today, then stalls
over parts of VA and NC over the weekend. While this front is in 
the vicinity, showers and thunderstorms are expected into Saturday
night. There are currently no fire weather concerns.

VAZ023-112030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
318 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          85           67           83           
Min/Max RH %          63           100          75           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.14         0.14         0.09         
Precip Duration       2            2            1            
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3920                      3090         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  3                     SE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11760                     15450        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  8 Poor       8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          15 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       8            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           6            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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