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
258 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will slowly diminish across the region today, with much
lighter winds overall expected across the Piedmont. Min RH values
will remain elevated in the mountains, but will remain lower in 
the 30-40 percent range today across the Piedmont.

Dry weather and a gradual warming trend expected next week. 
Winds will be light, but as temperatures return to the
50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30% range
starting Tuesday, and continuing through Friday. Some Min RH
values may drop into the teens across mountain locations through
the middle of the week, and this has been accounted for in the
forecast. Fortunately, winds will remain light with high pressure
overhead all week.

VAZ023-152115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
258 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          51           33           55           
Min/Max RH %          43           84           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5 G18    N  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4970                      3970         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 15                     N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    74550                     27790        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      3 Very Poor  34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 26 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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