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
316 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent through Friday for 
the eastern Piedmont. Precipitation chances will be very low until
Friday where rain and thunderstorms will be possible through Sunday.

VAZ023-012030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
316 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          91           70           97           
Min/Max RH %          47           86           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6610                      9360         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  9                      W  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    59490                     56160        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  28 Fair      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      2 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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