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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
221 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected the next couple days, with some isolated
showers and thunderstorms possible Tuesday for the mountains, 
prior to a cold front arriving late Wednesday afternoon through 
Wednesday night. This cold front is currently expected to bring 
more appreciable rainfall to the area; however, if it 
under performs, there may be some fire weather concerns heading 
into the end of the work week and early weekend. Both Friday and 
Saturday look to be warm, with RH values dropping into the 20s and
30s during the afternoon hours. This combined with gusty winds 
will lead to increased fire weather concerns for both days. These 
forecasted conditions will need to continued to be monitored 


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VAZ023-100830-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
221 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           79           57           83           
Max/Min RH %          78           47           92           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      SW  7 G23    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
Precip Duration                    0                         2            
Precip Begin                       2 PM                      8 AM         
Precip End                         5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5380                      4500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     SW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64560                     81000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  28 Fair      3 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  65 Good      2 Very Poor  69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            4            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows
in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 29 percent. South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Cooler. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph.

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

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