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
259 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

The area dries out and cools back to seasonal normals through 
Tuesday. Temperatures warm and humidity increases Wednesday and 
Thursday. Storm chances increase Thursday into Friday with a 
frontal passage. This will return daily chances of showers into 
the weekend. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

VAZ023-080815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
259 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          58           84           59           89           
Max/Min RH %          93           42           85           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5310                      7160         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  3                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 15930                     71600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      17 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  23 Fair      1 Very Poor  76 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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