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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front over the Great Lakes is forecast to move south
and stall over the region.  This will bring daily opportunity
for scattered showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming
weekend. 

In spite of the hit and miss nature of the showers, the higher
dewpoints and humidity should mitigate fire concerns.

VAZ023-182015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
229 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          90           64           80           
Min/Max RH %          53           99           70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.05         0.12         0.03         
Precip Duration       3            3            1            
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4670                      3340         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 10                     E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    46700                     20040        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      15 Gen Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          31 Fair      4 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            6            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
88 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 92 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 75 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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