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
222 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Probability for wetting showers and storms will become
less as head into the next workweek as high pressure drifts
overhead. Expect hotter temperatures as well by Wednesday.

VAZ023-290815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
222 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           30           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          66           87           67           94           
Max/Min RH %          100          59           99           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.05         0.02         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            0                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing                
Precip End            3 AM         Continuing   3 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4550                      4990         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  1                      S  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 4550                      9980         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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