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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Will see dry conditions into early Sunday. A front tracks
south Sunday into Monday with scattered showers and storms.
Next week overall looking at more summer pattern with
scattered showers and storms each day and increasing
humidity and temperatures.

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VAZ023-062015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
230 AM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          91           64           91           
Min/Max RH %          35           80           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         W  4         W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         W  3         NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6960                      6710         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    90480                     60390        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         81 Good      81 Good      70 Good      
Max ADI Late          93 Good      3 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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