Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A frontal boundary will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Intermountain West and expand into the Central U.S. by early next week. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light for much of the area except in stronger 
thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged 
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ023-060815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           50           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          67           87           67           87           
Max/Min RH %          98           58           98           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.12         0.04         
Precip Duration       0            2            1            3            
Precip Begin          6 PM         2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            8 PM         Continuing   12 AM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5030                      5390         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 40240                     53900        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      30 Fair      29 Fair      32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            7            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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