Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A frontal boundary will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Intermountain West and expand into the Central U.S. by early next week. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light for much of the area except in stronger 
thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged 
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

VAZ023-062015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
219 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          89           67           89           
Min/Max RH %          53           96           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.15         0.09         0.16         
Precip Duration       2            2            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5040                      5780         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45360                     57800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      32 Fair      20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          40 Fair      2 Very Poor  64 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and
a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 50 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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