Severe Storms Possible Tuesday

Scatterd to numerous thunderstorms, some severe, are expected across the area Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening. Swaths of damaging wind gusts should be the primary severe risk, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Also localized flash flooding will be possible. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
315 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Scattered showers and thunderstorms look to continue in the
forecast through Wednesday, with more widespread shower and 
thunderstorm activity expected Tuesday afternoon and evening 
with the passage of a cold front. A moist and humid airmass looks
to hang around through Wednesday, with surface high pressure 
advecting much drier air into the region Wednesday night into 
Thursday. While minimum RH values don't look to change much 
during the afternoon hours due to cooler temperatures, the 
dewpoints across the region look to fall into the upper 50s to
low 60s areawide. Overall, there are no major fire weather concerns
at this time with the current moist airmass over the region.

VAZ023-202015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
315 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           60           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          83           67           90           
Min/Max RH %          60           98           63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        Lgt/Var      SW  7 G18    
Precip Amount         0.05         0.07         0.12         
Precip Duration       1            3            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4550                      4500         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  5                      SW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22750                     76500        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      32 Fair      61 Good      
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      4 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly 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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