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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
314 AM EDT Sat Sep 27 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A wave of low pressure is moving northeast along a stalled 
front in the piedmont of Virginia this morning. This will 
bring periods of rain to the region today especially for areas
along and east of the Blue Ridge. The precipitation will be more
showery in nature for areas weest of the Blue Ridge. 
After today, somewhat drier weather is expected for the
remainder of the weekend with only a slight chance for showers.

Next week, a tropical system will move toward the 
southeast coast and could bring more rain to parts of the 
region during the week. Much drier cooler weather will be 
introduced later in the week by high pressure dropping south 
from Canada.

VAZ023-272015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
314 AM EDT Sat Sep 27 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     90           40           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           0            
Max/Min Temp          73           59           80           
Min/Max RH %          81           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.51         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       10           2            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    1960                      4290         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     NE 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    15680                     51480        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          17 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum
RH 77 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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