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
329 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum. Drier conditions return Tuesday; however, soil and ground
litter is moist enough to keep fire weather concerns low.

VAZ023-162015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
329 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          90           69           91           
Min/Max RH %          55           92           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4        W  5 G18     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        SW  4 G17    NW  7        
Precip Amount         0.18         0.21         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            2                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4440                      5960         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    57720                     83440        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      32 Fair      60 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          48 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  88 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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