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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
tonight. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

VAZ023-090915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           65           33           72           
Max/Min RH %          86           37           100          32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G20     W  8 G26     NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G23     NW  8 G23    Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3940                      3300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 78800                     46200        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       72 Good      6 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       75 Good      3 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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