Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light for much of the area except in stronger 
thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged 
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ023-070815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
228 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           60           40           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          67           88           66           89           
Max/Min RH %          99           57           97           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.14         0.09         0.06         0.05         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            3            
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   10 PM        6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4470                      5640         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 44700                     78960        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      18 Gen Poor  28 Fair      105 Very Good
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  115 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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