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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
127 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should build across the Appalachian Mountains later 
this evening and keep conditions dry throughout the rest of this 
week. A northwest breeze may gust up to 20 mph this afternoon, 
but it should dissipate overnight. Light winds and moderating 
temperatures are expected for the remainder of this week. The next 
chance of wetting rain may not arrive until Sunday and beyond due 
to a disturbance in the Gulf.

VAZ023-060815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
127 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           71           43           79           
Max/Min RH %          86           42           93           38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3750                      4090         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  1                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 3750                      36810        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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

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