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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
316 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the lower
Mid-Atlantic late this afternoon and evening, resulting in
potentially another round of localized wetting rainfall. Minimum
RH holding at 60 percent or above areawide today. Given this wet
pattern, there are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.
A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.
VAZ023-222030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
316 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 30 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 40 0
Max/Min Temp 83 63 83
Min/Max RH % 59 94 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var S 3 NW 6 G19
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 3 W 4 NW 8 G17
Precip Amount 0.05 0.08 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 1 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4330 7720
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 3 NW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 12990 115800
Dispersion Poor
Max ADI Early 10 Poor 11 Poor 88 Good
Max ADI Late 14 Gen Poor 3 Very Poor 121 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 8 6 6
Max LVORI Late 4 7 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.