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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the middle of next week.
Temperatures will remain near seasonal normals, with highs
in the 60s and 70s, and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH
values look to drop into the 20-30 percent range over the 
next couple of days as afternoon.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

VAZ023-230815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
216 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           69           38           66           
Max/Min RH %          88           41           76           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  4         N  4         E  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         NE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4050                      3610         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  5                      E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20250                     21660        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       27 Fair      7 Poor       24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  31 Fair      4 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            5            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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