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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
345 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FOR TODAY
AND FRIDAY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM to 8PM EDT TODAY
AND FRIDAY FOR BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...
Heat risk increases to hazardous levels this week into
the holiday weekend. Additional advisories/warnings will likely
encompass much of the region for the end of the week into
the holiday weekend.
An upper level ridge of high pressure will build across the
eastern U.S. this week. This feature will facilitate warming
temperatures with highs in the 80s to lower 90s in the mountains
and upper 90s to around 100 for the foothills and piedmont.
The hot temperatures will combine with elevated dewpoints near
70 to produce peak heat indices of 95 to 100 in the mountains
and 105 to 110 in the foothills and piedmont.
VAZ023-022015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
345 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20
Max/Min Temp 97 74 98
Min/Max RH % 34 79 34
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 0.01
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7060 11720
Transport Wnd (mph) N 3 SW 5
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 21180 58600
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 27 Fair 16 Gen Poor 18 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 28 Fair 2 Very Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 3 4
Max LVORI Late 2 4 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.