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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should provide dry conditions for today and 
Thursday. A cold front will arrive towards Friday and the 
upcoming weekend to bring daily chances of showers and 
thunderstorms. Some of the stronger storms could bring 
heavy downpours. Hot and humid weather may follow by next 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low overall.

VAZ023-242015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
227 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          83           58           89           
Min/Max RH %          34           78           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6060                      9180         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  5                      S  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30300                     82620        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  23 Fair      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      1 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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