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
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms Thursday...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected for Thursday into early
Friday.  A strong cold front will cross the area 
Thursday afternoon and evening, preceded by gusty 
surface winds and very warm temperatures. Scattered
strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday 
afternoon and evening. The storms may contain damaging
winds resulting in downed trees. 

We are also be tracking Tropical Storm Arthur, the 
first named tropical storm of the season. This feature
is expected to move across the southeast states
Thursday into Friday. Some of this moisture may
impact our North Carolina Counties Thursday night
but it appears the bulk of the moisture from this storm
will remain south of our local region.

VAZ023-180815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          66           92           66           84           
Max/Min RH %          72           49           90           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        SW 10 G31    W  7 G23     W  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5 G18    W 12 G29     W  3         NW  9 G20    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.10         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            2                         
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6320                      6280         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 30                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 189600                    125600       
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         90 Good      91 Good      64 Good      66 Good      
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  132 Very Good8 Poor       104 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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