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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
412 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The lower Mid-Atlantic will remain in a humid airmass for both 
today and Tuesday. Additional showers and thunderstorms will 
develop during both days, developing across the mountains this 
afternoon and gradually transitioning to the Piedmont during 
early evening. Rainfall totals may be highly variable over short 
distances, with some locations not receiving any rain. Winds 
outside of thunderstorm activity will remain less than 10 mph. 
With RH values dropping into the 45 to 60 percent range during 
this afternoon, expect these values to recover to above 
90 percent tonight.

VAZ023-062015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
412 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           70           
Max/Min Temp          91           69           87           
Min/Max RH %          49           97           63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.09         0.23         0.27         
Precip Duration       1            2            2            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   12 PM        
Precip End            Continuing   3 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5270                      4340         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  7                      N  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    36890                     13020        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          47 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  23 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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