Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ023-080815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           40           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          66           89           67           92           
Max/Min RH %          95           54           96           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.05         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM                                   
Precip End            8 PM         6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5660                      6370         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 84900                     50960        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  58 Gen Good  32 Fair      47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  96 Good      2 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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