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
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

VAZ023-280815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           30           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           30           0            
Min/Max Temp          63           88           63           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          56           100          57           
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         0.05         0.02         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         1 PM         Continuing                
Precip End            11 PM        Continuing   1 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5190                      4740         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  1                     E  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 5190                      4740         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  8 Poor       11 Poor      10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  10 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           8            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 45 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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

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