Fire Weather Forecast - Botetourt County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week, as temperatures
also climb above normal. Not much rain, if any, is expected 
into the middle of next week.

VAZ023-300815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
221 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           91           66           96           
Max/Min RH %          97           48           91           38           
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)                 5080                      7510         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 35560                     75100        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      25 Fair      11 Poor      82 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  38 Fair      2 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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