Fire Weather Forecast - Botetourt County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week.

After a cool weekend, temperatures will moderate back to near 
normal on Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

VAZ023-190815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          33           69           39           74           
Max/Min RH %          74           30           76           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  3         N  4         Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3190                      3420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 10                     NE 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 31900                     54720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      26 Fair      10 Poor      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  64 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
44 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. North winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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