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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.DISCUSSION...
No precipitation and a trend towards milder conditions
is expected through Friday. For this weekend and early
next week, rainfall will increase in coverage as the
area is impacted by a two cold fronts and potentially
taps some tropical moisture.
VAZ023-300815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 55 86 57 90
Max/Min RH % 100 38 87 30
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5380 6880
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 7 SW 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 37660 61920
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 5 Very Poor 22 Fair 10 Poor 40 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 3 6
Max LVORI Late 9 1 5 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 78 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.