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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal into the end of the week.
Rain chance stay on the low side into Thursday with some
increasing moisture ahead of a front Friday and into
the weekend with temperatures dropping back to normal.

VAZ023-020830-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
225 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          69           96           70           97           
Max/Min RH %          88           42           87           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6730                      6940         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20190                     55520        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      8 Poor       12 Poor      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  35 Fair      2 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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