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 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Forecast looking wetter today into Monday with frontal boundary
just south of the area and upper disturbance moving across. Wetting
rains are expected over much of the area with showers/few storms. RH
values will stay elevated with cloud cover/rain.

We dry out Tuesday into Thursday with temperatures warming back
above normal. Late next week, potential for more storms Friday
into Saturday but still on the warmer side of normal.

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Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          79           63           76           
Min/Max RH %          79           100          78           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  3        E  4         
Precip Amount         0.22         0.27         0.21         
Precip Duration       5            9            5            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2350                      3290         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 12                      E  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28200                     26320        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          33 Fair      5 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
44 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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

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