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
222 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Will have two opportunities for showers into next week. One
system brings showers in late Sunday into early Monday, with
another Wednesday. However, rainfall amounts from both these
systems will not be a lot, but some wetting rains can be expected.

Temperatures will drop below normal early next week, then moderate
to normal.

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VAZ023-100815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
222 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            60           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           82           54           70           
Max/Min RH %          82           32           88           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  3         NW  4        N  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  5         NW  3        NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.08         0.16         
Precip Duration                                 2            8            
Precip Begin                                    1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 8830                      5910         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 15                      N  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 132450                    11820        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         66 Good      88 Good      101 Very Good29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  147 Very Good2 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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