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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
235 AM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Light winds at around 5-10 mph out of the south/southeast 
will linger through the remainder of today before becoming
southwesterly by Thursday across the area. While winds look
to remain around 5-10 mph, gusts are expected to increase on 
Thursday to around 20 mph ahead of an approaching frontal boundary
that will push into the region on Friday. Wednesday looks 
to be the last day with RH values in the 20%-30% range across the 
area, with notable increases Thursday and Friday ahead of, and during
the frontal passage. Dry and gusty conditions look to return Saturday
behind the frontal passage on Friday. 

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VAZ023-252030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
235 AM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           45           76           
Min/Max RH %          29           68           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         S  3         SW  6 G19    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    8 AM         
Precip End                                      2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4530                      3800         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 14                      SW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63420                     91200        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      45 Gen Good  29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          51 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  80 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Cooler. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 20 percent. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 21 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Warmer.
Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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