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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

No precipitation and a trend towards milder conditions
is expected through Friday. For this weekend and early
next week, rainfall will increase in coverage as the
area is impacted by a two cold fronts that may potentially
tap into some tropical moisture. At this time, there are 
currently no fire weather concerns.

VAZ023-302015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           57           90           
Min/Max RH %          38           87           31           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5410                      7810         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  6                     SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    32460                     70290        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      12 Poor      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          37 Fair      2 Very Poor  75 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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