Fire Weather Forecast - Botetourt County, VA

News Headlines

Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Botetourt County

FNUS51 KRNK 131807
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
107 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty northwest winds will continue through Sunday, with 
gusts of 20-30 mph Saturday, and lower Sunday. Min RH values will
remain elevated in the mountains, but will remain lower this 
weekend in the Piedmont. 

Dry weather and a gradual warming trend expected next week. 
Winds will be light, but as temperatures return to the
50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30% Tuesday
through Friday.

VAZ023-140915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
107 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        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          31           50           30           55           
Max/Min RH %          75           41           88           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5 G18    NW  9 G26    NW  7 G22    NW  5 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4 G18    NW 11 G23    NW  5 G18    NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5390                      4500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 21                     N 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 113190                    54000        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      71 Good      9 Poor       54 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  77 Good      5 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 26 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
30 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

Radar