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

.DISCUSSION...

Look for wetting rains this morning to start diminishing
this afternoon and evening. We dry out Monday into 
Wednesday with temperatures above normal.

VAZ023-112015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
228 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          67           60           78           
Min/Max RH %          93           99           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  6 G19    W  3         NW 10 G26    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE  4        W  7 G24     NW  9 G23    
Precip Amount         1.07         0.09         0.00         
Precip Duration       9            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   4 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1270                      3750         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 10                      NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    12700                     67500        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      10 Poor      77 Good      
Max ADI Late          13 Gen Poor  11 Poor      77 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            8            5            
Max LVORI Late        8            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum
RH 49 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

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

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