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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
314 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A warming trend is expected through the end of the week with
increasing humidity and a chance for showers and thunderstorms.
A cold front over the Great Lakes is forecast to move south and
stall over the region.  This will bring daily opportunity for
scattered showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming weekend.

In spite of the hit and miss nature of the showers, the higher
dewpoints and humidity should mitigate fire concerns.

VAZ023-172015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
314 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            50           
Max/Min Temp          90           67           86           
Min/Max RH %          48           97           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.08         
Precip Duration       1                         1            
Precip Begin          1 PM                      2 PM         
Precip End            5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5920                      5140         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  8                     N  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    47360                     41120        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       9 Poor       47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          39 Fair      3 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 81 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Minimum RH 80 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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