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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Much of the area received 1 to 4 inches of rainfall today.
Scattered showers are possible this afternoon into evening 
then become more confined to the western mountains overnight.
We dry out Monday into Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ023-120815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
139 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          60           78           53           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          62           100          53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         NW  9 G25    NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G24     NW  8 G23    Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.09         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            2 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3650                      4680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 21                     W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 76650                     42120        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  78 Good      15 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      80 Good      2 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           7            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid
40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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