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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
654 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A summer-like pattern develops through the week with
scattered showers and storms each day. Heat and humidity
will also increase through the week. 

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VAZ023-090815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
654 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           30           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            30           30           50           
Min/Max Temp          62           84           67           90           
Max/Min RH %          82           59           95           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  5        SE  3        S  4         SW  4 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        S  5         Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.03         0.02         
Precip Duration                    1            1            6            
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3350                      4370         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      SW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 23450                     34960        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         64 Good      16 Gen Poor  22 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  25 Fair      3 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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