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
232 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

.DISCUSSION... 
A weather system will cross Pennsylvania tonight, bringing some light 
rain to mountains across our region. Mild weather will continue 
through early Monday before a potent cold front crosses the 
region Monday afternoon into Monday night. The region will snap
back to the reality of wintertime temperatures for mid-week.

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VAZ023-270915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
232 PM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           64           36           55           
Max/Min RH %          98           49           90           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         NW  4 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2690                      1740         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 12                     S  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32280                     10440        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  38 Fair      2 Very Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  38 Fair      2 Very Poor  10 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        8            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Much colder. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northwest winds
20 to 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Minimum RH 35 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s. Minimum RH 27 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 22 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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