Fire Weather Forecast - Botetourt County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop along the 
Blue Ridge later this afternoon, but coverage of storms 
should lessen by Tuesday as high pressure arrives. Hot and 
humid conditions will take place for the remainder of this 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ023-292015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          87           68           90           
Min/Max RH %          60           95           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.03         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            0                         
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4310                      4840         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  1                      W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    4310                      14520        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       17 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      1 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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