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
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass will remain across the region through Tuesday
with min RH values falling below 50 percent for both Monday and 
Tuesday. Northwest winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today. Overall,
fire weather concerns look to remain low given recent rainfall 
across the region.

VAZ023-240815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           84           52           86           
Max/Min RH %          84           37           87           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        W  3         NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6400                      6430         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 83200                     19290        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         48 Gen Good  106 Very Good37 Fair      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  112 Very Good2 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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