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
207 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will remain breezy from the north through the day, 
with gusts ranging from 20 mph to 25 mph, to as high as 35 mph 
along the higher mountain ridges. Speeds will gradually diminish 
during this evening into tonight as high pressure approaches, 
however could see some lingering breezy conditions through dawn 
Sunday.

Temperatures plummet tonight night into tomorrow morning, with 
many areas in the mountains falling to freezing or a few degrees 
below, and confidence is high in the development of frost in the
mountains by the morning.

Dry weather and moderating temperatures are expected after Monday
through the remainder of the work week.

VAZ023-180815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
207 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          36           62           36           68           
Max/Min RH %          68           31           71           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  6 G17     NE  4        Lgt/Var      N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         NE  4        Lgt/Var      NE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3470                      3150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 12                     NE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41640                     40950        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      35 Fair      10 Poor      30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
41 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 40 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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