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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will keep sunny and dry conditions over the
region through Friday. Lower humidity will result in
afternoon min RH values to fall into the 30 to 40 percent
range today and Friday. Winds will remain breezy from the
northwest.

Rain chances return on Saturday and a daily chance will
persist into next week. Fire concerns will remain low
during this period.

VAZ023-310815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          60           87           62           88           
Max/Min RH %          87           33           81           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7830                      7730         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  1                      N/A          
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 7830                                   
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         60 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  Very Poor    Very Poor    
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 80 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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