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
223 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through the week with a chance of showers 
Wednesday night into Friday.

An expansive area of offshore high pressure will dominate the
weather through mid-week, delivering an unseasonably warm and
spring-like stretch of early November weather. 

Low pressure will move through the Upper Midwest and into the
Great Lakes Region by Thursday, with the accompanying surface
front bringing a chance of rain showers to the area Wednesday
night into Friday. 

Turning cooler this weekend into early next week

VAZ023-032115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
223 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          71           49           74           
Min/Max RH %          55           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2890                      3820         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 12                      S 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34680                     53480        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          38 Fair      2 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows
in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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