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
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are forecast through this 
evening. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. While 
drier air is expected to move into the region behind the cold 
front passage tomorrow morning, the minimum RH values during the 
afternoon hours Tuesday and Wednesday will still remain above 40
percent for almost the entire area. Additional chances for showers
and storms return Thursday and remain through the weekend.

VAZ023-180815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
157 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          67           88           61           90           
Max/Min RH %          96           53           93           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  3        NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4740                      6780         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  5                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 23700                     81360        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      12 Poor      16 Gen Poor  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  28 Fair      2 Very Poor  87 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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