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
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support sunny skies this week. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week. Temperatures will moderate back to near normal on 
Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

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Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          68           39           73           
Min/Max RH %          25           78           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  4         N  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3240                      3370         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  7                      N 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22680                     40440        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  8 Poor       17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      2 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. North winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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