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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered to numerous showers and storms expected
through tonight, but not everyone will see wetting rains.

We do anticipate good chances for showers and storms early to
mid next week, then drying out and cooling down somewhat
afterwards.

VAZ023-190815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           20           0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            50           
Min/Max Temp          70           91           66           88           
Max/Min RH %          91           51           92           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  4         NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4 G17     NW  4        Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration       1            0                         1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM                      8 AM         
Precip End            8 PM         5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5710                      4450         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  9                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51390                     31150        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         32 Fair      48 Gen Good  40 Fair      27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 51 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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