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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND PART OF THE WESTERN
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecasted for Monday,
some of which may produce damaging wind gusts and localized 
flash flooding. Total rainfall could be in the 0.30 to one inch
range with locally higher possible. This will be followed by 
widely scattered afternoon and evening storms later this week.

VAZ023-222015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
307 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 80           80           0            
Max/Min Temp          90           64           83           
Min/Max RH %          50           94           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3 G18     SW  4        NW  7 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5 G18    W  4 G17     NW  8 G19    
Precip Amount         0.19         0.15         0.00         
Precip Duration       5            2                         
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5450                      5430         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 23                     NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    125350                    81450        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         66 Good      53 Gen Good  76 Good      
Max ADI Late          97 Good      4 Very Poor  89 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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