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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon fall into
the upper 30 to lower 40 percent range east of the mountains, and
mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains. 
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions 
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant
upper
level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this time.

VAZ023-142015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
245 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          88           55           84           
Min/Max RH %          38           80           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6400                      3940         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  9                      SE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    57600                     19700        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          72 Good      2 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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