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
243 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Rainy weather is likely to end by 15Z on Thursday (today).
Drier and cooler air arrives Friday through early next week. 
Fire concerns remain low.

VAZ023-242015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
243 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          67           44           78           
Min/Max RH %          57           89           28           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  7 G23    NE  4        N  5 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  5        N  5 G17     N  5         
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            9 AM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3700                      4860         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 15                     N 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    55500                     58320        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      36 Fair      33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          51 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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