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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will head south across the region through the
overnight, bringing scattered showers and isolated storms to the
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional, a disturbance aloft
arrives over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.
VAZ023-110815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 60 70 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 50 50 20
Min/Max Temp 67 88 65 81
Max/Min RH % 99 62 100 74
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 3
Precip Amount 0.01 0.27 0.28 0.18
Precip Duration 1 2 2 4
Precip Begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End 1 AM Continuing 6 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4340 2710
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 2 S 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 8680 8130
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 23 Fair 21 Fair 11 Poor 8 Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor 2 Very Poor 15 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 6 9 6 9
Max LVORI Late 8 3 8 5
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.