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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
346 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms today and Wednesday.
Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Humidity will remain high through the week. 

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VAZ023-092030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
346 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           40           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           50           
Max/Min Temp          81           67           87           
Min/Max RH %          62           92           62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.02         0.05         0.05         
Precip Duration       1            2            4            
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3810                      5000         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  8                      SW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30480                     75000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      26 Fair      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          29 Fair      2 Very Poor  62 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY 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. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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