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
451 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with 
near to slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be
early November.

VAZ023-260900-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
451 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          37           73           40           75           
Max/Min RH %          100          38           100          42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2950                      3940         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  2                     E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 5900                      23640        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  11 Poor      2 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           5            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Light winds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Light winds. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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