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
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rain across the mountains this morning.
Quiet, dry, and seasonable conditions are expected to continue this 
afternoon through Wednesday, thanks to high pressure in place across 
the area. 
MinRh values will be near 40% on this afternoon and to over 50% by Tuesday, 
despite temperatures rising to well above normal. Winds are expected 
to remain light each day, increasing by Wednesday out of the southeast, 
gusting up to 20 mph in the mountains. 

Although rainfall amounts with the mid to late week system are 
trending downward, the entire area is still expected to receive a 
wetting rainfall, particularly along/west of the Blue Ridge.

VAZ023-022115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          65           42           72           
Min/Max RH %          43           96           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2290                      3300         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  5                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    11450                     23100        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       1 Very Poor  10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      1 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH
72 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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